preservationist

/ˌpɹɛzɝˈveɪʃənɪst/ noun C2 ✓

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

Word Origin Preserve comes from Latin prae- 'before' and servare 'to keep' — the idea is keeping something safe before harm comes. A preservationist is someone who keeps things safe. The servare root gives us conserve, reserve, observe (to keep watch), and deserve (to keep thoroughly, merit).

noun A person who advocates for the preservation of natural or man-made landmarks. C2 ✓ countable

As a preservationist, she dedicated her life to protecting historic buildings from demolition.

(名词) 保护主义者;文物保护者;古迹保护者

作为文物保护主义者,她毕生致力于保护历史建筑免遭拆除。

(sustantivo) conservacionista; preservacionista; defensor del patrimonio [Una persona que aboga por la preservación de monumentos naturales o artificiales.]

Como preservacionista, dedicó su vida a proteger los edificios históricos de la demolición.

(nom) préservationniste; protecteur du patrimoine; défenseur du patrimoine; conservationniste [Personne qui défend la préservation des monuments naturels ou construits.]

En tant que préservationniste, elle a consacré sa vie à protéger les bâtiments historiques de la démolition.

(Substantiv) Eine Person, die sich für den Erhalt natürlicher oder von Menschen geschaffener Denkmäler einsetzt.

Als **preservationist** setzte sie sich ihr Leben lang dafür ein, historische Gebäude vor dem Abriss zu schützen.

(名詞) 自然景観や歴史的建造物の保存を主張する人。開発や取り壊しから守ることを訴える活動家。

保存活動家として、彼女は歴史的建造物を解体から守ることに生涯を捧げた。

(substantivo) preservacionista; conservacionista; defensor do patrimônio [Pessoa que defende a preservação de marcos naturais ou construídos pelo homem.]

Como preservacionista, ela dedicou sua vida a proteger edifícios históricos da demolição.

Word parts: pre + serv + ation + ist

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