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preservationist

pres·er·va·tion·ist
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [prez-er-vey-shuh-nist]
    • /ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst/
    • /ˌprez.əˈveɪ.ʃən.ɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prez-er-vey-shuh-nist]
    • /ˌprɛz ərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst/

Definitions of preservationist word

  • noun preservationist a person who advocates or promotes preservation, especially of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places. 1
  • noun preservationist wildlife conservationist 1
  • countable noun preservationist A preservationist is someone who takes action to preserve something such as old buildings or an area of countryside. 0
  • noun preservationist a person who helps preserve, or encourages the preservation of, buildings and landscapes 0
  • noun preservationist a person who advocates taking positive measures to preserve something, as historic buildings, wilderness lands, endangered species, etc. 0

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Origin of preservationist

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
1925-30; preservation + -ist

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Parts of speech for Preservationist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

preservationist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

preservationist usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for preservationist

noun preservationist

  • activist — An activist is a person who works to bring about political or social changes by campaigning in public or working for an organization.
  • biologist — a specialist in biology.
  • botanist — A botanist is a scientist who studies plants.
  • conservationist — A conservationist is someone who cares greatly about the conservation of the environment and who works to protect it.

Top questions with preservationist

  • what is a preservationist?

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