# conservator

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈsɝ.və.tɚ/ · frequency rank #46,396

## Definitions
1. One who conserves, preserves or protects something.
2. 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. 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.

## Etymology
From Middle English conservatour, from Anglo-Norman conservatour, from Latin cōnservātor (“one who conserves”), agent noun from cōnservō (“I preserve”).

## Easily confused with
- **conservatory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conservator-vs-conservatory)
- **conservation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conservation-vs-conservator)

## Common misspellings (17)
`cconservator`, `cnoservator`, `conesrvator`, `connservator`, `conseravtor`, `conserrvator`, `conservaotr`, `conservatorr`, `conservatro`, `conservattor`, `conservtaor`, `conservvator`, `consevrator`, `consrevator`, `consservator`, `cosnervator`, `ocnservator`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/conservator