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noun
A person who advocates for the preservation of natural or man-made landmarks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
History
Etymology tree English preservation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English preservationist From preservation + -ist.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
