From Middle English conservatour, from Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin conservotor ('one who conserves'), agent noun from conserv? ('I preserve').








Noun
conservator (plural conservators)

[1)] One who conserves, preserves or protects something.

[2]  (law) A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.

[3]  An officer in charge of preserving the public peace, such as a justice or sheriff.

[4]  (Roman Catholicism) 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.

[5]  A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.