Preservationist Meaning
/prˌɛzəˈrveɪʃənɪst/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA person who advocates for the preservation of natural or man-made landmarks.
Sentence Examples
The preservationist worked to save the historic building.
She is a dedicated preservationist of the local wildlife.
The preservationist worked hard to save the historic theater from demolition.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A passionate ____ fought to protect the ancient old forest from logging.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ campaigned tirelessly to prevent the old theater from being demolished for a car park.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English preservation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English preservationist From preservation + -ist.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Thanks to cheap storage and easy copying, our digital souls have the potential to be truly immortal. But do we really want everything we’ve done online – offhand comments, camera-phone snaps or embarrassing surfing habits – to be preserved for posterity? One school of thought, the “preservationists”, believes we owe it to our descendants."
— 2011 April 19, Sumit Paul-Choudhury, “Digital legacy: The fate of your online soul”, in NewScientist:
"Last, but very much not least, are the portals of the Ffestiniog Railway's Moelwyn Tunnel. The tunnel's story itself is well told - it was part of the preservationists' deviation required to get around a reservoir that had flooded the earlier route. But the reason for its inclusion here is that it is probably the most recently constructed, properly architected tunnel portal in Britain."
— 2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, pages 48–49:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A passionate ____ fought to protect the ancient old forest from logging.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ campaigned tirelessly to prevent the old theater from being demolished for a car park.