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1 conservación
f.1 conservation, conservancy, maintenance, keeping.2 canning.3 storage.* * *1 (de alimentos) preservation2 (calor etc) conservation3 (mantenimiento) maintenance, upkeep\instinto de conservación instinct of self-preservation* * *noun f.1) conservation2) preservation* * *SF1) [del medio ambiente] conservation2) (Culin) preservation3) (Arquit) maintenance, upkeep* * *a) ( de alimentos) preservingb) (Ecol) conservationc) (de monumentos, obras de arte) preservationel cuadro se halla en mal estado de conservación — the painting is in a bad state of repair; instinto
* * *= conservation, preservation, retention, self-preservation.Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.Ex. RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.Ex. Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.Ex. The desire for institutional self-preservation rules out this alternative.----* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.* bibliotecario de conservación = preservation librarian.* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli = Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.* conservación de archivos = archival preservation.* conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation, electronic document preservation.* conservación de la web = Web archiving.* conservación digital = digital preservation, digital archiving.* conservación en formato electrónico = electronic preservation [e-preservation].* conservación en frío = cold storage.* conservación preventiva = preventive conservation, preventive preservation.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.* especialista en conservación = preservationist, conservationist.* especialista en conservación de libros = book conservation specialist.* experto en conservación = preservationist.* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation and management.* instinto de conservación = instinct of self-preservation, survival information.* institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio = memory institution.* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio = heritage organisation.* laboratorio de conservación = conservation laboratory.* plan de conservación = conservation plan.* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.* producto para la conservación = preservative.* relativo a la conservación = curational.* responsable de la conservación = preservation officer.* * *a) ( de alimentos) preservingb) (Ecol) conservationc) (de monumentos, obras de arte) preservationel cuadro se halla en mal estado de conservación — the painting is in a bad state of repair; instinto
* * *= conservation, preservation, retention, self-preservation.Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
Ex: RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.Ex: The desire for institutional self-preservation rules out this alternative.* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.* bibliotecario de conservación = preservation librarian.* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli = Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.* conservación de alimentos = food preservation.* conservación de archivos = archival preservation.* conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation, electronic document preservation.* conservación de la web = Web archiving.* conservación digital = digital preservation, digital archiving.* conservación en formato electrónico = electronic preservation [e-preservation].* conservación en frío = cold storage.* conservación preventiva = preventive conservation, preventive preservation.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.* especialista en conservación = preservationist, conservationist.* especialista en conservación de libros = book conservation specialist.* experto en conservación = preservationist.* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation and management.* instinto de conservación = instinct of self-preservation, survival information.* institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio = memory institution.* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio = heritage organisation.* laboratorio de conservación = conservation laboratory.* plan de conservación = conservation plan.* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.* producto para la conservación = preservative.* relativo a la conservación = curational.* responsable de la conservación = preservation officer.* * *1 (de alimentos) preserving2 ( Ecol) conservationla conservación de la naturaleza nature conservationla conservación de especies protegidas the protection o conservation of endangered speciesla conservación de nuestros monumentos históricos the conservation o preservation of our historical monumentsel cuadro se halla en un lamentable estado de conservación the painting is in a terrible state of repair o preservation* * *
conservación sustantivo femenino
b) (Ecol) conservation
conservación sustantivo femenino
1 (cuidado) maintenance, upkeep
2 (de un bosque, especie) conservation
3 (de un alimento) preservation
' conservación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ministerio
- instinto
English:
conservation
- nature conservation
- preservation
- self
* * *conservación nf1. [de alimentos] preservation2. [de costumbres, patrimonio] conservation;[de bosques, animales] conservation conservación de la energía energy conservation;conservación del medio ambiente environmental conservation;conservación de la naturaleza nature conservation3. [mantenimiento] maintenance;en buen/mal estado de conservación in good/bad condition* * *f1 de alimentos preservation* * ** * *1. (ecología) conservation2. (de alimentos, etc) preservation -
2 especialista
adj.1 specializing.2 specialist.f. & m.1 specialist (experto).3 consultant.* * *► adjetivo1 specialist1 specialist* * *noun mf.* * *1.ADJ [técnico, enfermera] specialist2. SMF1) [en estudio, profesión] specialist, expertun libro útil tanto para el especialista como para el lector en general — a useful book for both the specialist and the general reader
2) (Med, Dep) specialist3) (Cine, TV) stuntman/stuntwoman* * *Iadjetivo specialist (before n)IImasculino y femenino1)a) ( experto) specialist, expertlos especialistas en la materia dicen que... — experts o specialists on the subject say that...
es especialista en meter la pata — (hum) he's an expert at putting his foot in it (hum)
b) (Med) specialist2) (Cin, TV) (m) stuntman; (f) stuntwoman* * *= skilled, specialist, stunt man [stunt men, -pl.], guru, specialty.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex. Abstracts and indexes organize the literature so that a specialist can identify documents of interest more easily.Ex. These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.Ex. Many readers will need to consult a network guru in order to find out about access through a network connection.Ex. Strategies that may be employed by law firms for using medical data bases to locate potential expert witnesses or out-of-court specialty consultants are illustrated.----* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.* comunicación entre especialistas = scholarly communication, scholarly discourse.* consultar con otro especialista = get + a second opinion.* conversación entre especialistas = scholarly discourse.* diálogo entre especialistas = scholarly communication.* envío a un especialista = referral.* especialista de la información = information specialist.* especialista en agricultura = agricultural specialist.* especialista en anatomía = anatomist.* especialista en bibliometría = bibliometrician.* especialista en bibliotecas = library specialist.* especialista en conservación = preservationist, conservationist.* especialista en conservación de libros = book conservation specialist.* especialista en econometría = econometrician.* especialista en el desarrollo = developmentalist.* especialista en genética = geneticist.* especialista en inmunología = immunologist.* especialista en la lógica = logician.* especialista en medio ambiente = environmentalist.* especialista en metadatos = metadata specialist.* especialista en microscopista = microscopist.* especialista en mobiliario = furnisher.* especialista en multimedia = media specialist.* especialista en osteopatía = osteopathic physician.* especialista en recuperación = retrievalist.* especialista en reformatear = reformatter.* especialista en retórica = rhetorician.* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.* especialista en ciencias de la tierra = earth scientist.* especialista temático = subject specialist.* herramienta para especialistas = specialist tool.* no especialista = non-expert [nonexpert].* producto para especialistas = specialist product.* * *Iadjetivo specialist (before n)IImasculino y femenino1)a) ( experto) specialist, expertlos especialistas en la materia dicen que... — experts o specialists on the subject say that...
es especialista en meter la pata — (hum) he's an expert at putting his foot in it (hum)
b) (Med) specialist2) (Cin, TV) (m) stuntman; (f) stuntwoman* * *= skilled, specialist, stunt man [stunt men, -pl.], guru, specialty.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: Abstracts and indexes organize the literature so that a specialist can identify documents of interest more easily.Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.Ex: Many readers will need to consult a network guru in order to find out about access through a network connection.Ex: Strategies that may be employed by law firms for using medical data bases to locate potential expert witnesses or out-of-court specialty consultants are illustrated.* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.* comunicación entre especialistas = scholarly communication, scholarly discourse.* consultar con otro especialista = get + a second opinion.* conversación entre especialistas = scholarly discourse.* diálogo entre especialistas = scholarly communication.* envío a un especialista = referral.* especialista de la información = information specialist.* especialista en agricultura = agricultural specialist.* especialista en anatomía = anatomist.* especialista en bibliometría = bibliometrician.* especialista en bibliotecas = library specialist.* especialista en conservación = preservationist, conservationist.* especialista en conservación de libros = book conservation specialist.* especialista en econometría = econometrician.* especialista en el desarrollo = developmentalist.* especialista en genética = geneticist.* especialista en inmunología = immunologist.* especialista en la lógica = logician.* especialista en medio ambiente = environmentalist.* especialista en metadatos = metadata specialist.* especialista en microscopista = microscopist.* especialista en mobiliario = furnisher.* especialista en multimedia = media specialist.* especialista en osteopatía = osteopathic physician.* especialista en recuperación = retrievalist.* especialista en reformatear = reformatter.* especialista en retórica = rhetorician.* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.* especialista en ciencias de la tierra = earth scientist.* especialista temático = subject specialist.* herramienta para especialistas = specialist tool.* no especialista = non-expert [nonexpert].* producto para especialistas = specialist product.* * *specialist ( before n)un médico especialista a specialistA1 (experto) specialist, expertespecialistas en desactivación de explosivos bomb disposal expertslos especialistas en la materia dicen que … experts o specialists on the subject say that …2 ( Med) specialistlo mandaron a un especialista de(l) corazón he was sent to a heart specialist* * *
especialista adjetivo
specialist ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
b) (Med) specialist;
(f) stuntwoman
especialista mf specialist
' especialista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conocedor
- conocedora
- eminencia
- física
- físico
- materia
- derivar
- profano
English:
consultant
- dietician
- expert
- refer to
- specialist
- stunt man
- stunt woman
- tree surgeon
- arrange
- opinion
- plastic
- refer
- skilled
- stunt
* * *♦ adj♦ nmf1. [experto] specialist, expert (en in);los especialistas en materia financiera prevén otra subida financial experts anticipate another rise;un especialista en balística a specialist in ballistics, a ballistics expert;Humes especialista en hacer la vida imposible a los demás he's an expert o a past master at making life difficult for othersespecialista universitario = postgraduate university qualification below that of master's2. [médico] specialist;mi médico me mandó al especialista my doctor referred me to the specialist;el especialista de riñón the kidney specialist3. Cine stuntman, f stuntwoman* * *m/f1 specialist, expert* * *especialista nmf: specialist, expert* * *1. (en general) specialist -
3 especialista en conservación
(n.) = preservationist, conservationistEx. Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.Ex. The one year research project is based on interviews with librarians, archivists and conservationists.* * *(n.) = preservationist, conservationistEx: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.
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4 experto en conservación
(n.) = preservationistEx. Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.* * *(n.) = preservationistEx: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.
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5 experto1
1 = expert, referee, talent, expert witness, pundit, publication referee, techie, peer reviewer, technie, leading expert, hired gun, scholar.Ex. Standard reference works and experts may be consulted.Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex. The company sponsoring the award wants to find out how much can be done in terms of effective public relations and publicity using only local library talent.Ex. Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.Ex. This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.Ex. The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.Ex. All papers undergo blind review by external peer reviewers.Ex. The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.Ex. Each session will be chaired by a leading expert on the topic.Ex. Why not get a 'hired gun' who will do the job in the least time and give us the opinion we're looking for?.Ex. Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.----* círculo de expertos = network.* comité de expertos = professional committee.* como un experto = expertly.* consultar con otro experto = get + a second opinion.* encuentro entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.* evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.* evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.* evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.* evaluado por expertos = peer-reviewed, expertly appraised, refereed.* evaluar por expertos = referee.* evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.* experto bibliotecario = library expert.* experto empresarial = industry observer.* experto en = well versed in.* experto en conservación = preservationist.* experto en desactivación de bombas = detonation expert.* experto en desactivación de explosivos = detonation expert.* experto en dietética = dietitian [dietician], diet expert.* experto en informática = computer expert.* experto en la confección de documentos web = text mark-up expert.* experto en la materia = subject expert.* experto en medicina = medical expert.* experto en nutrición = nutritionist.* experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].* experto en tecnología = technologist.* experto fiscal = fiscal officer.* experto jurídico = legal expert.* expertos, los = experienced, the.* experto técnico = technical expert.* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.* panel de expertos = expert panel.* predicciones de expertos = punditry.* previsiones de expertos = punditry.* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.* pronósticos de expertos = punditry.* pronunciamientos de expertos = punditry.* reunión de expertos = expert meeting [experts' meeting].* revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.* ser un experto en = be knowledgeable about.* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.* toma de contacto entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds. -
6 experto
adj.expert, crafty, deft, masterful.m.1 expert, old hand, ace, adept.2 expert witness.* * *► adjetivo1 expert► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 expert* * *(f. - experta)noun adj.* * *experto, -a1.ADJ expert2.SM / F expertse dejó asesorar por un experto — he sought the advice of an expert, he sought expert advice
ser un experto en algo — to be an expert on o in sth
experto/a contable — auditor, chartered accountant
experto/a tributario/a — tax expert
* * *I- ta adjetivoIIexperto en + inf — very good at -ing
- ta masculino, femenino expertun experto en física nuclear — an authority o an expert in nuclear physics
* * *I- ta adjetivoIIexperto en + inf — very good at -ing
- ta masculino, femenino expertun experto en física nuclear — an authority o an expert in nuclear physics
* * *experto11 = expert, referee, talent, expert witness, pundit, publication referee, techie, peer reviewer, technie, leading expert, hired gun, scholar.Ex: Standard reference works and experts may be consulted.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.Ex: The company sponsoring the award wants to find out how much can be done in terms of effective public relations and publicity using only local library talent.Ex: Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.Ex: All papers undergo blind review by external peer reviewers.Ex: The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.Ex: Each session will be chaired by a leading expert on the topic.Ex: Why not get a 'hired gun' who will do the job in the least time and give us the opinion we're looking for?.Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.* círculo de expertos = network.* comité de expertos = professional committee.* como un experto = expertly.* consultar con otro experto = get + a second opinion.* encuentro entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.* evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.* evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.* evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.* evaluado por expertos = peer-reviewed, expertly appraised, refereed.* evaluar por expertos = referee.* evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.* experto bibliotecario = library expert.* experto empresarial = industry observer.* experto en = well versed in.* experto en conservación = preservationist.* experto en desactivación de bombas = detonation expert.* experto en desactivación de explosivos = detonation expert.* experto en dietética = dietitian [dietician], diet expert.* experto en informática = computer expert.* experto en la confección de documentos web = text mark-up expert.* experto en la materia = subject expert.* experto en medicina = medical expert.* experto en nutrición = nutritionist.* experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].* experto en tecnología = technologist.* experto fiscal = fiscal officer.* experto jurídico = legal expert.* expertos, los = experienced, the.* experto técnico = technical expert.* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.* panel de expertos = expert panel.* predicciones de expertos = punditry.* previsiones de expertos = punditry.* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.* pronósticos de expertos = punditry.* pronunciamientos de expertos = punditry.* reunión de expertos = expert meeting [experts' meeting].* revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.* ser un experto en = be knowledgeable about.* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.* sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.* toma de contacto entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.experto22 = adept, experienced, master, skilled, trained, seasoned, qualified, virtuoso, expert, deft, technically minded.Ex: The machine is indeed quite adept at creating alternate access points and customized sequences.
Ex: Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.Ex: The plot for 99.9 percent represents about the norm for good master typists.Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex: The WILSONDISC system appears easier to the trained searcher who can gather a great body of relevant material by using Boolean free text searching.Ex: At the same time, seasoned librarians are faced with new learning requirements for computer seaching.Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex: A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).* conocimiento experto = expertise.* enviar a un asesor experto = refer.* inexperto = naive [naïve].* mecanógrafo experto = master typist.* no experto = non-expert [nonexpert].* parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.* persona no experta = non-scholar.* ser experto en = be skilled at.* sistema experto = expert system, knowledge-base system.* * *[ SER]:es experto en casos de divorcio he's an expert on divorce casesexperto EN + INF very good AT -INGes experta en manipular a la gente she's very good at manipulating people, she's an expert when it comes to manipulating peoplemasculine, feminineexpert experto EN algo:los expertos en explosivos the explosives expertsuna experta en la materia an authority o an expert on the subjectmira cómo lo hace, es todo un experto watch how he does it, he's a real expert o he's really good at it* * *
experto◊ -ta adjetivo: es experto en casos de divorcio he's an expert on divorce cases;
experto en hacer algo very good at doing sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
expert
experto,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino expert [en, at/in]
' experto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canto
- como
- dictamen
- en
- experta
- interpretación
- preparada
- preparado
- profana
- profano
- autoridad
- entendido
- especialista
- perito
English:
accomplished
- adept
- authority
- connoisseur
- environmentalist
- expert
- master
- no
- oats
- practiced
- practised
- pundit
- purport
- skilled
- have
- profess
- professional
- professionally
- untrained
* * *experto, -a♦ adjexpert;es experta en temas medioambientales she's an expert on environmental matters;es experto en hacer diabluras he's an expert at getting up to mischief♦ nm,fexpert;un experto en electrónica an electronics expert;déjese aconsejar por un experto seek expert advice;¿poner pañales? ¡soy todo un experto! changing Br nappies? o US diapers? I'm quite the expert o Br a dab hand!* * *I adj expert;experto en hacer algo expert o very good at doing sth* * *experto, -ta adj & n: expert* * *experto n expertun experto en música an expert on music / a music expert
См. также в других словарях:
preservationist — (n.) advocate of protecting historic property, 1927, from PRESERVATION (Cf. preservation) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
preservationist — [prez΄ər vā′shənist] n. a person who advocates taking positive measures to preserve something, as historic buildings, wilderness lands, endangered species, etc … English World dictionary
Preservationist — A preservationist generally refers to one who wishes to preserve a historic structure from demolition or degradation.Persons who work to preserve ancient or endangered languages are also referred to as preservationists.It is also occasionally… … Wikipedia
preservationist — UK [ˌprezə(r)ˈveɪʃ(ə)nɪst] / US [ˌprezərˈveɪʃ(ə)nɪst] noun [countable] Word forms preservationist : singular preservationist plural preservationists American a conservationist … English dictionary
preservationist — [[t]pre̱zə(r)ve͟ɪʃənɪst[/t]] preservationists N COUNT A preservationist is someone who takes action to preserve something such as old buildings or an area of countryside. The house fell into disrepair but a group of preservationists have… … English dictionary
preservationist — noun Date: 1927 one who advocates preservation (as of a biological species or a historical landmark) … New Collegiate Dictionary
preservationist — preservationism, n. /prez euhr vay sheuh nist/, n. a person who advocates or promotes preservation, esp. of wildlife, natural areas, or historical places. [1925 30; PRESERVATION + IST] * * * … Universalium
preservationist — noun A person who advocates for the preservation of natural or man made landmarks. See Also: preservation, preservationism … Wiktionary
preservationist — pres|er|va|tion|ist [ˌprezəˈveıʃənıst US zər ] n someone who works to prevent historical places, buildings etc from being destroyed … Dictionary of contemporary English
preservationist — pres|er|va|tion|ist [ ,prezər veıʃnıst ] noun count AMERICAN someone who tries to make certain that things of historical or natural interest such as buildings or trees are not destroyed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
preservationist — noun a supporter of the preservation of something, especially of historic buildings or artefacts … English new terms dictionary