Definition of Preservationist

1. Noun. Someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas.


Definition of Preservationist

1. Noun. A person who advocates for the preservation of natural or man-made landmarks. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preservationist

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preservationist

presentity
presentive
presently
presentment
presentments
presentness
presentnesses
presentoir
presentoirs
presents
preseries
preservability
preservable
preservation
preservationism
preservationist (current term)
preservationists
preservations
preservative
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preservatory
preserve
preserved
preserver
preservers
preserves
preserveth
preservice
preserving

Literary usage of Preservationist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Education & Technology: Future Visions by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"HOW LIKELY ARE THE preservationist AND CAUTIOUS OPTIMIST SCENARIOS? The other two scenarios are most likely to occur but there are important differences ..."

2. Philosophy, Humanity and Ecology: Vol. 1: Philosophy of Nature edited by J. Odera Oruka (1996)
"In practice, concern for human interests would bring such people into many a preservationist campaign. For humans have interests in preservation for the ..."

3. Cities and the Environment: New Approaches for Eco-Societies by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, Glen Paoletto (1999)
"For example, the agricultural sector is inhibited from developing good horizontal relationships by the preservationist barriers of non-transferable water ..."

4. Defining Social Acceptability in Ecosystem Management: A Workshop Proceeding edited by Mark W. Brunson, Linda E. Kruger, Catherine B. Tyler, Susan A. Schroeder (1997)
"But preservationist policies ran counter to the dominant political attitude of westward expansion, and examples of preservation were rare through most of ..."

5. Silviculture: From the Crane of Forestry to Ecosystem Management edited by Louise H. Foley (1998)
"... and anthropocentric interests to preservationist, spiritual, and biocentric interests; and from local to regional, national, or global interests. ..."

6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... decisions must be basically public decisions and cannot be made unilaterally by any particular interest group, be it industrialist or preservationist. ..."

7. Kickstart Initiative: Connecting America's Communities to the Information by Delano E. Lewis (1997)
"The extent to which the exemption should be extended to allow similar preservationist and archival copying in the digital environment is still unsettled. ..."

8. Education & Technology: Future Visions by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"HOW LIKELY ARE THE preservationist AND CAUTIOUS OPTIMIST SCENARIOS? The other two scenarios are most likely to occur but there are important differences ..."

9. Philosophy, Humanity and Ecology: Vol. 1: Philosophy of Nature edited by J. Odera Oruka (1996)
"In practice, concern for human interests would bring such people into many a preservationist campaign. For humans have interests in preservation for the ..."

10. Cities and the Environment: New Approaches for Eco-Societies by Takashi Inoguchi, Edward Newman, Glen Paoletto (1999)
"For example, the agricultural sector is inhibited from developing good horizontal relationships by the preservationist barriers of non-transferable water ..."

11. Defining Social Acceptability in Ecosystem Management: A Workshop Proceeding edited by Mark W. Brunson, Linda E. Kruger, Catherine B. Tyler, Susan A. Schroeder (1997)
"But preservationist policies ran counter to the dominant political attitude of westward expansion, and examples of preservation were rare through most of ..."

12. Silviculture: From the Crane of Forestry to Ecosystem Management edited by Louise H. Foley (1998)
"... and anthropocentric interests to preservationist, spiritual, and biocentric interests; and from local to regional, national, or global interests. ..."

13. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... decisions must be basically public decisions and cannot be made unilaterally by any particular interest group, be it industrialist or preservationist. ..."

14. Kickstart Initiative: Connecting America's Communities to the Information by Delano E. Lewis (1997)
"The extent to which the exemption should be extended to allow similar preservationist and archival copying in the digital environment is still unsettled. ..."

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