conservator Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
    curator.
  2. noun someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person

WordNet

Con"ser*va`tor noun
Etymology
L.: cf. F. conservateur.
Definitions
  1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a preserver.
    The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham.
  2. (Law) (a) An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a justice or sheriff. (b) One who has an official charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city, corporation, community, or estate.
    The lords of the secret council were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms. Clarendon.
    The conservator of the estate of an idiot. Bouvier.

Webster 1913