preservationist
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7.2
- noun
- /ˌprɛzərˈveɪʃənɪst/
:
conservacionista
- At Mansfield and other sites, new technology is part of the preservationist's toolkit.
- archaeologists and preservationists
- historic preservationist
Examples
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The plaintiffs in the new challenge will be Kahle and Rick Prelinger, a San Francisco film preservationist who distributes films online.
Academic text (2005) -
Some outside observers admire American preservationists as entrepreneurial and optimistic.
Academic text (2004) -
I'm a preservationist, you know?
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University wanted to tear down this building, but the preservationists saved it.
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Though there are exceptions, preservationists typically do more than just sponsor wilderness preservation.
Academic text (1993) -
Magda was Julian's friend, as was Eddie March, an American art preservationist who went to Florence when the city flooded in 1960.
Fiction book (1995) -
My investigation soon turned up a remarkable quotation by the historic preservationist James Marston Fitch that provided a valuable clue.
Academic text (2008) -
Here's to cultivating future preservationists, who care about details and know quality versus schlock.
Blog text (31) -
Brecheisen's obituary states that he was one of the State of New Mexico's foremost preservationists of facts and sites.
Academic text (2009) -
The preservationist campaigned tirelessly to protect the ancient ruins from development.
Synonyms
112
3.6
A person who works to protect nature and prevent pollution
22
5.5
A person who protects nature and animals from harm and pollution
2
4.7
A person who protects people, traditions, or objects to keep them safe
Antonyms
How Committed
Surface Forms
Morphology
preservationist = preservation (transparent) = preserve + ation + ist
Clear agentive derivation: 'preservation' (the action/state) + '-ist' forms a person who practices or advocates preservation.
Etymology
Preservationist comes from preserve, which in turn has old parts pre- meaning 'before' and servare meaning 'to keep', and the ending -ist means 'a person'. So a preservationist is someone who 'keeps' or protects things safe—places, plants, animals, or old buildings, just like preserved food is kept fresh.