HyperDic: conservationist

English > 1 sense of the word conservationist:
NOUNperson conservationist, environmentalistsomeone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
conservationist > pronunciation
Soundskaa.nservey'shahnahst
Rhymesabolitionist ... zoologist: 193 rhymes with ahst...
English > conservationist: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningsomeone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution.
Synonymenvironmentalist
InstancesCarson, Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise CarsonUnited States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of LodsworthEnglish economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
NarrowerGreenAn environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
tree huggerderogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests / forests
Broaderreformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, melioristA disputant who advocates reform
Spanishambientalista, conservacionista, ecologista, medioambientalista
Catalanambientalista, conservacionista, ecologista
Nounsconservationthe preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
conservationan occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

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