Meaning

2 senses
  1. A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.

    Naturschützer, Naturschützerin, Artenschützer

    защи́тник приро́дыzaščítnik priródy

  2. Someone who advocates for these actions.

More definitions
  • someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution

Examples

14 sentences
  1. When did you become such a good conservationist?

  2. How did you become such a good conservationist?

  3. Many conservationists fear the continuing slaughter of whales is pushing these animals towards extinction.

    deViele Umweltschützer befürchten, dass das fortgesetzte Abschlachten der Wale sie zum Aussterben bringen wird. — Yorwba

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  4. Tom's a committed conservationist.

  5. The loss of wetlands through human activities such as land development is a major concern for conservationists.

Translations

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A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species:
Deutsch
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A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species:

Forms

plural: conservationists
Singularconservationist
Pluralconservationists

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Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution:environmentalist

Word family

2 related words

See also

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