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Curator vs Purveyor - What's the difference?

curator | purveyor |

As nouns the difference between curator and purveyor

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 purveyor is someone who supplies what is needed, especially food.

curator

English

(wikipedia 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.

    • Related terms

    * curated * curative * cure

    Derived terms

    * curate * curatorial * curatory

    See also

    * custodian * keeper * manager * overseer

    External links

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    purveyor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * purveyour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who supplies what is needed, especially food.
    • Anthropologists are the purveyors of dangerous ideas.
  • (historical, UK) An officer who provided provisions for the king's household.
  • (obsolete) A procurer; a pimp.
    • (Addison)

    Synonyms

    * grocer