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preservationist definition

pres·er·va·tion·ist (-ist)

noun

a person who advocates taking positive measures to preserve something, as historic buildings, wilderness lands, endangered species, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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