conservationist

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃənɪst/ UK /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who advocates protection of the environment and wildlife

The conservationist campaigned to save the wetland from development.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who advocates... environmentalist preservationist ecologist naturalist green

Opposites

exploiter developer polluter

Word family

Related forms conservation conserve conservatism conservator

Etymology

From conservation + -ist, from Latin conservatio ('a preserving'), from conservare ('to keep, preserve'), from con- (intensive) + servare ('to keep, guard').

conservare Latin servare Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# conservationist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃənɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst/

## Meanings
1. a person who advocates protection of the environment and wildlife

## Examples
- The conservationist campaigned to save the wetland from development.

## Synonyms
- environmentalist
- preservationist
- ecologist
- naturalist
- green

## Antonyms
- exploiter
- developer
- polluter

## Related Forms
- conservation
- conserve
- conservatism
- conservator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conservare
- Root: servare

## Etymology
From conservation + -ist, from Latin conservatio ('a preserving'), from conservare ('to keep, preserve'), from con- (intensive) + servare ('to keep, guard').

## AI Etymology
Conservationist is a noun meaning "a person who advocates protection of the environment and wildlife". Historically, it is from conservation + -ist, from Latin conservatio ('a preserving'), from conservare ('to keep, preserve'), from con- (intensive) + servare ('to keep, guard'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: conservationist is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a person who advocates protection of the environment and wildlife", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin conservare with Latin servare. Close English family members include conservation, conserve, conservatism, and conservator.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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