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conservationist
noun con·ser·va·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\
: someone who works to protect animals, plants, and natural resources or to prevent the loss or waste of natural resources : a person who is involved in conservation
Full Definition of CONSERVATIONIST
: a person who advocates conservation especially of natural resources
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1870
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