conservationist

[ kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist ]

/ ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst /

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Definition of conservationist

noun

a person who advocates or promotes conservation, especially of natural resources.

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Origin of conservationist

First recorded in 1865–70; conservation + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM conservationist

an·ti·con·ser·va·tion·ist, nounpro·con·ser·va·tion·ist, adjective, noun

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How to use conservationist in a sentence

A co-author of the study, she’s a conservationist at Oxford Brookes University in England.
Africa’s poisonous rats are surprisingly social|Curtis Segarra|January 12, 2021|Science News For Students
For generations, conservationists have trained in the art of ensuring near-perfect authenticity in their restoration work.
Authenticity Versus Longevity for Preservation: Which Matters More?|Nick Fouriezos|December 11, 2020|Ozy
Other conservationists in Barlow’s area may need to have 30 to 40 security guards on staff to make sure that the animals are constantly protected.
This blind rhino’s infrared security system could help stop poachers|Rachael Zisk|November 12, 2020|Popular-Science
Instead, conservationists now seek genetic variation that gives the plants more options for what the future will throw at them.
How passion, luck and sweat saved some of North America’s rarest plants|Susan Milius|November 5, 2020|Science News

Independents make up a third of the Montana electorate, and in this critical election year, Daines’s ability to convince those voters of his trustworthiness as a conservationist may decide the partisan balance of the Senate.
Want to Win in Montana? It's the Environment, Stupid.|Elliott D. Woods|October 28, 2020|Outside Online
There is no effort on the part of the Conservationist to interfere with any duty that the State ought to and can perform.
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various
Make this a rule and you will avoid friction and show yourself truly a conservationist with the best.
Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit|Albert B. Farnham
He admitted to his friend, conservationist Gifford Pinchot, that the problem would have to be faced someday, but not during a war.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
The beaver is a valuable conservationist, but there are localities in which he cannot be tolerated.
In Beaver World|Enos Abijah Mills
The bear will gorge himself on these cherries, and he is no conservationist.
Camping at Cherry Pond|Henry Abbott

British Dictionary definitions for conservationist

conservationist

/ (ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst) /

noun

a person who advocates or strongly promotes preservation and careful management of natural resources and of the environment

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