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conservationist

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++con·ser·va·tion·ist /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst $ ˌkɑːnsər-/ noun [countable]  SGEAAsomeone who works to protect animals, plants etc or to protect old buildings 〔动植物或古旧建筑的〕保护工作者;环境保护主义者conservationism noun [uncountable]
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conservationistThis would pose historians and conservationists with a dilemma.But conservationists said words must be backed by actions.And that's the problem facing conservationists who are trying to discover where the dormice are.By the early 1980s the Commission had been coming under increasingly severe criticism from conservationists and others.So conservationists hope they can preserve the area's outstanding natural beauty and cater for the tourists too.That alarmed the conservationists while failing to satisfy the engineers.Despite extensive plans by the consortium for landscaping, the conservationists claim the dump would turn into an eyesore.
someone or works who animals, plants to to protect etc Corpus


conservationist
conservationist /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənəst, ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst $ ˌkɑːnsər-/ noun [countable]
someone who works to protect animals, plants etc or to protect old buildings
—conservationism noun [uncountable]


con·ser·va·tion·istBrE /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɑːnsərˈveɪʃənɪst/ 🔊 nouna person who takes an active part in the protection of the environment 自然环境保护主义者a meeting of local conservationists当地自然环境保护主义者的会议