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conservationist

conservationist noun: a person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.

Noun

conservationist (plural conservationists)

  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.2020 June 3, Andrew Mourant, “A safer railway in a greener habitat”, in Rail, page 58

conservationist meaning in Tamil

conservationist in Tamil

வளங்காப்பாளர்

Forms of conservationist

pluralconservationists

Plural of conservationist: conservationists

Origin of conservationist

From conservation + -ist.

Questions about conservationist

What does conservationist mean?
Conservationist means a person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.
What is conservationist in Tamil?
Conservationist in Tamil is வளங்காப்பாளர். See Conservationist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is conservationist?
Conservationist is a noun.
What is the plural of conservationist?
The plural of conservationist is conservationists.

Words near conservationist in the dictionary

  1. conservation of energy
  2. conservation of mass
  3. conservational
  4. conservationally
  5. conservationism
  6. conservationist
  7. conservationists
  8. conservations
  9. conservatisation
  10. conservatise
  11. conservatised

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