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conservationist

[kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist] / ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst /
NOUN
environmental activist
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A keen conservationist, he drove more than 90 minutes from his Surrey home with the sole purpose of seeing one.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

"Revoking permits is not immediately a win," said Panut Hadisiswoyo, a conservationist and orangutan specialist.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

She is now an animal-rights activist and conservationist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

To be fair, Cameron’s conservationist message is evergreen and his passion for nature so sincere that he went vegan — or, as he prefers to call it, “futurevore” — between the first two movies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

He was, however, an expert and deadly shot, a good hunter, also a conservationist.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols