- conservationist
- conservationist 1870, from CONSERVATION (Cf. conservation) + -IST (Cf. -ist). The ecological sense is from 1922.
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conservationist
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conservationist — [n] environmental activist environmentalist, green*, guardian, preservationist, tree hugger*; concepts 414,423 … New thesaurus
conservationist — [kän΄sər vā′shənist] n. a person who advocates the conservation of natural resources … English World dictionary
Conservationist — For the 1974 novel by Nadine Gordimer, see The Conservationist. Not to be confused with Conservatism. Aldo Leopold was an early American conservationist. Conservationists are proponents or advocates of conservation. They advocate for the… … Wikipedia
conservationist */ — UK [ˌkɒnsə(r)ˈveɪʃ(ə)nɪst] / US [ˌkɑnsərˈveɪʃ(ə)nɪst] noun [countable] Word forms conservationist : singular conservationist plural conservationists someone who works to protect the environment from damage or destruction … English dictionary
conservationist — noun Conservationist is used after these nouns: ↑wildlife … Collocations dictionary
conservationist — [[t]kɒ̱nsə(r)ve͟ɪʃənɪst[/t]] conservationists N COUNT A conservationist is a someone who cares greatly about the conservation of the environment and who works to protect it. Syn: environmentalist … English dictionary
conservationist — conservation ► NOUN 1) preservation or restoration of the natural environment and wildlife. 2) preservation and repair of archaeological, historical, and cultural sites and artefacts. 3) careful use of a resource: energy conservation. 4) Physics… … English terms dictionary
conservationist — noun Date: 1870 a person who advocates conservation especially of natural resources … New Collegiate Dictionary
conservationist — /kon seuhr vay sheuh nist/, n. a person who advocates or promotes conservation, esp. of natural resources. [1865 70; CONSERVATION + IST] * * * … Universalium
conservationist — noun a) A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species. b) Someone who advocates for these actions … Wiktionary
