Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that practices or advocates conservation, especially of natural resources.
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- noun A person who
maintains natural areas orprotects threatened species . - noun Someone who
advocates for these actions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
Etymologies
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Examples
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"I use the term conservationist when asked to describe myself, but to the extent that I'm an environmentalist, I do it out of a sense that it's the only sensible thing to do," Gibson said.
New Times News 2010
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As far as using it as a management technique to "give the deer a day of rest from us" as our "conservationist" friend suggests; Wouldn't lowering bag limits or shortening the season accomplish the same thing without eliminating one of the two days of the week that I can actually hunt?!?
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As far as using it as a management technique to "give the deer a day of rest from us" as our "conservationist" friend suggests; Wouldn't lowering bag limits or shortening the season accomplish the same thing without eliminating one of the two days of the week that I can actually hunt?!?
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The point was to set up a bidding war between the "conservationist" and the government of Japan.
Wayne Pacelle: Greasing the Wheels to Get At the Whales 2010
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None of this is to say that, historically, we Tibetans were deliberately 'conservationist'.
The Natural World 2010
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None of this is to say that, historically, we Tibetans were deliberately 'conservationist'.
The Natural World 2010
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And the trend has been the treat them with the same kind of conservationist sensitivities.
Are Bats Standing In the Way of Uranium Boom? | Disinformation 2008
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Hugo Slim could have been with me in DRC, when the 'conservationist' guiding our vehicle left three villagers in the dust while they were running from a gun battle.
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Hugo Slim could have been with me in DRC, when the "conservationist" guiding our vehicle left three villagers in the dust while they were running from a gun battle. '
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The work the "conservationist" stole includes video footage of starving orphans in Mbingi, who are supposed to be receiving donated conservation dollars from the United States.
"Tragedy Unlimited" Says IFJ as Killings of Journalists in 2007 Maintain Record Levels 2007
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