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Synonyms for conservationist


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn sərˈveɪ ʃə nɪst



Définition of conservationist

Origin :
  • 1870, from conservation + -ist. The ecological sense is from 1922.
  • noun environmental activist
Example sentences :
  • The bear will gorge himself on these cherries, and he is no conservationist.
  • Extract from : « Camping at Cherry Pond » by Henry Abbott
  • He was never a conservationist, never a business man; in the pine woods and on the Yukon he was only after the cream.
  • Extract from : « Paul Bunyan and His Loggers » by Otis T. Howd
  • There is no effort on the part of the Conservationist to interfere with any duty that the State ought to and can perform.
  • Extract from : « Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress » by Various
  • Every true Conservationist believes in developing the country rapidly as possible.
  • Extract from : « Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress » by Various
  • He admitted to his friend, conservationist Gifford Pinchot, that the problem would have to be faced someday, but not during a war.
  • Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
  • Make this a rule and you will avoid friction and show yourself truly a conservationist with the best.
  • Extract from : « Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit » by Albert B. Farnham

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