conservationist vs. environmentalist
[kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist]
/ ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst /
noun
conservationists
plural
[en-vahy-ruhn-men-tl-ist, -vahy-ern-]
/ ɛnˌvaɪ rənˈmɛn tl ɪst, -ˌvaɪ ərn- /
noun
environmentalists
plural
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an expert on environmental problems.
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any person who advocates or works to protect the air, water, animals, plants, and other natural resources from pollution or its effects.
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a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, especially in moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by environmental factors, as surroundings, upbringing, or experience (opposed to hereditarian).
