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conservationist

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con⋅ser⋅va⋅tion⋅ist

[kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist]
–noun
a person who advocates or promotes conservation, esp. of natural resources.

Origin:
1865–70; conservation + -ist
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con·ser·va·tion·ist   (kŏn'sûr-vā'shə-nĭst)   
n.  One that practices or advocates conservation, especially of natural resources.
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