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conservationist

noun

Etymology

From conservation + -ist.

  1. suffixed as conservationist — “conservation + ist”

Definitions

  1. A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.

  2. Someone who advocates for these actions.

    • Over the past two years, particularly in 2018, Network Rail has come under fire about its approaches to trackside tree-felling across its 52,000-hectare estate. Conservationists accused it of wanton destruction.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA