Synonyms

preservationist

American

[prez-er-vey-shuh-nist] / ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst /

noun

a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places.

A group of historic preservationists is working to keep the old meeting house intact by turning it into a haven for scholars, researchers, and academics.

Other Word Forms

preservationism noun

Etymology

Origin of preservationist

1925–30; preservation ( def. ) + -ist

Example Sentences

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Among other drawbacks, she notes, “films have disintegrated because preservationists can’t digitize them.”

From Los Angeles Times

Architects and preservationists have rallied against the plan, too.

From The Wall Street Journal

He hopes the preservationists succeed, despite the odds.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1975, when the medieval Czech town of Most was demolished to make way for coal mining, scientists and preservationists transported a 10,000-ton church half a mile on custom-built rails.

From The Wall Street Journal

It sat vacant for over 20 years, while animal and human scavengers ransacked the ten-acre site and claimed it for their own, before it was rescued in the 1990s by architectural preservationists.

From Salon

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