Curator vs Porter - What's the difference?
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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.
A person who carries luggage and related objects.
A person in control of the entrance to a building.
In the bowling industry, an employee who clears and cleans tables and puts bowling balls away.
A strong, dark ale, originally favored by porters, similar to a stout but less strong.
(Ireland) Stout (malt brew).
(computing) One who ports software (converts it to another platform).
Curator is a related term of porter.
As nouns the difference between curator and porter
is that curator is a person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo while porter is (l).curator
English
(wikipedia curator)Alternative forms
* curatour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* curate * curatorial * curatorySee also
* custodian * keeper * manager * overseerExternal links
* * ----porter
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) portour, from (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- By the time I reached the train station I was exhausted, but fortunately there was a porter waiting.