conservationist
noun
con·ser·va·tion·ist ˌkän(t)-sər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nist 
: a person who advocates conservation especially of natural resources
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In addition to the conservationist, the series includes Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou and Billie Jean King. 
Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Fire crews have also wrapped the Galen Clark cabin—named after the conservationist and Yosemite Guardian—in foil to protect it from flames, per CNN. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022 Delia Owens is an author and conservationist who wrote the 2018 novel Where the Crawdads Sing, which follows a girl who grew up in the North Carolina marsh and becomes a suspect in a murder. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 15 July 2022 Master diver, dive shop owner, underwater photographer, ocean enthusiast and avid conservationist, Jason Washington clearly remembers the day in 2008 when the first lion fish was spotted in Cayman waters. Daphne Ewing-chow, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 For two decades, Delia Owens worked as a wildlife conservationist in Africa. Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Leading conservationist company, Great Plains have recently welcomed the intimate Mara Toto Camp into its impressive collection of sustainable lodges. Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 17 May 2021 Independents make up a third of the Montana electorate, and in this critical election year, Daines’s ability to convince those voters of his trustworthiness as a conservationist may decide the partisan balance of the Senate. Elliott D. Woods, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2020 Outside are a covered slate front porch, rear lanai, and rich native landscaping created by the previous owner, a conservationist. The Week Staff, The Week, 29 May 2022 See More
Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 13 July 2022 Fire crews have also wrapped the Galen Clark cabin—named after the conservationist and Yosemite Guardian—in foil to protect it from flames, per CNN. Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022 Delia Owens is an author and conservationist who wrote the 2018 novel Where the Crawdads Sing, which follows a girl who grew up in the North Carolina marsh and becomes a suspect in a murder. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 15 July 2022 Master diver, dive shop owner, underwater photographer, ocean enthusiast and avid conservationist, Jason Washington clearly remembers the day in 2008 when the first lion fish was spotted in Cayman waters. Daphne Ewing-chow, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022 For two decades, Delia Owens worked as a wildlife conservationist in Africa. Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022 Leading conservationist company, Great Plains have recently welcomed the intimate Mara Toto Camp into its impressive collection of sustainable lodges. Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 17 May 2021 Independents make up a third of the Montana electorate, and in this critical election year, Daines’s ability to convince those voters of his trustworthiness as a conservationist may decide the partisan balance of the Senate. Elliott D. Woods, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2020 Outside are a covered slate front porch, rear lanai, and rich native landscaping created by the previous owner, a conservationist. The Week Staff, The Week, 29 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
- nonpracticing
- nonprecipitation
- nonpregnant
- nonprehensile
- nonprescription
- nonpressure
- nonprincipled
- nonprint
- nonprinting
- nonproblem
- nonproblems
- nonproducer
- nonproducing
- nonproductive
- nonproductiveness
- nonproductivenesses
- nonprofessional
- nonprofessionalism
- nonprofessionally
- nonprofessionals
- nonprofessorial
- nonprofit
- nonprofitable
- nonprofits
- nonprogram