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conservationist

noun

  1. person who seeks to protect natural resources including animal and plant species as well as their habitat for the future
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English conservation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English conservationist From conservation + -ist.

  1. A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.
  2. Someone who advocates for these actions.

    “Over the past two years, particularly in 2018, Network Rail has come under fire about its approaches to trackside tree-felling across its 52,000-hectare estate. Conservationists accused it of wanton destruction.”