Cŏn'ser-vā'tor or Cōn'ser-vā'tor, n.

n. [Lat., It. conservatore, Pr. conservator, conservador, Fr. conservateur.] 1. One who preserves from injury or violation. The great Creator and Conservator of the world. Derham. 2. (Law.) An officer who has charge of preserving the public peace, as a judge or sheriff, or who has the charge of preserving the rights and privileges of a city, corporation, community, or, sometimes, of an individual. The lords of the secret councils were likewise made conservators of the peace of the two kingdoms. Clarendon. The conservator of the estate of an idiot. Bouvier.