conservationist

[kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist]

noun

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

conservationist

/ ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• anticonservationist noun
• proconservationist adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conservationist¹

First recorded in 1865–70; conservation + -ist

Example Sentences

The wolves’ return has been praised by conservationists for its ecosystem balancing effect.

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But many conservationists have raised concerns about plans, including fears that any oil spills would be in proximity, via sea currents, to the Amazon, which is home to around 10% of the world's known species.

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As well as working with police, Henry also helps conservationists with "ecological monitoring", including for pine martens, hedgehogs, otters and water voles.

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Initially, the conservationists install plastic containers with toxic bait in trees, with self-resetting kill traps often placed along borders to slow new animals from coming in.

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Pine martens are roaming around Exmoor National Park for the first time in a century, conservationists have revealed.

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Related Words

• environmentalist