conservator

  1. Noun.  One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
  2. Noun.  (legal) A person appointed by a court to manage the affairs of another; similar to a guardian but with some powers of a trustee.
  3. Noun.  (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.
  4. Noun.  A professional who works on the conservation and restoration of objects, particularly artistic objects.

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