conservator
/kənˈsɝ.və.tɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
noun
A judge delegated by the pope to defend certain privileged classes of persons from manifest or notorious injury or violence, without recourse to a judicial process.
noun
A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.
Example Sentences
- "2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text Chlouveraki, a tenacious archaeological conservator, has salvaged antiquities all over the Middle East."
- "the great Creator and Conservator of the world"
- "The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms."
- "The Governor [of Missouri] is […] the conservator of the peace"
Etymology
From Middle English conservatour, from Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin cōnservātor (“one who conserves”), agent noun from cōnservō (“to preserve”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: conservatour, cōnservātor
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈsɝ.və.tɚ/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
conservator of the peace