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Conservationist vs Curator - What's the difference?

conservationist | curator |

As nouns the difference between conservationist and curator

is that conservationist is a person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species while curator is a person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.

conservationist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.
  • Someone who advocates for these actions.
  • See also

    * environmentalist

    Anagrams

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    curator

    Alternative forms

    * curatour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
  • One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.
  • Derived terms

    * curate * curatorial * curatory

    See also

    * custodian * keeper * manager * overseer