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preparator|ˈprɛpəreɪtə(r)|
[a. late L. præparātor, agent-n. f. præparāre to prepare.]
One who makes a preparation; a preparer (of medicine, specimens, etc.).
1762Goldsm. Cit. W. lxviii, Next..is Doctor Walker, preparator of his own medicines. 1864Webster, Preparator, one who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, and the like. Agassiz. 1882Smithsonian Inst. Rep. 103 In connection with the work of the preparators. 1884Science 11 Apr. 443 While, however, the use of the photograph for outlines diminishes the labor of the artist about one-half, it increases that of the preparator. 1931A. A. Morris Digging in Yucatan xvii. 267 A phenomenally skillful Japanese artist preparator who was then working for the American Museum of Natural History. 1937Nature 2 Jan. 16/1 The [preservation] process was repeated once, and the bones were then ready for the preparators, who mended cracks and other deficiencies. 1938Times 18 Jan. 15/5 In addition the Museum preparators have made use of skeletons already in the collection. |