preparator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of preparator
1755–65; < Late Latin praeparātor preparer, equivalent to praeparā ( re ) to prepare + -tor -tor
Example Sentences
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“A very fine product,” says senior art preparator Michael Price with a sly smile.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025
Beneath it, Blasto Onyango, head preparator of the National Museums of Kenya, found a huge hominin molar.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 8, 2023
David A. Burnham, a preparator in vertebrate paleontology at a University of Kansas museum, who is also identified as having studied Shen, explained in the report how he calculated the “bone density” figure.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2022
“It can be very addictive, seeing what you’re going to find,” said Erika Durazo, a senior preparator.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022
The preparation and mounting of the specimen were done by Mr. Adam Hermann, head preparator, and his assistants, especially Messrs. Falkenbach and Lang.
From Dinosaurs With Special Reference to the American Museum Collections by Osborn, Henry Fairfield
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