preservationist
noun
pres·er·va·tion·ist
ˌpre-zər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nist 
: one who advocates preservation (as of a biological species or a historical landmark)
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Should the Plaza’s new owners attempt that, stiff opposition would likely arise from opponents, with the preservationist group Historic Kansas City chief among them.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Time has eroded some of Fair’s quirks, turning him into a preservationist weirdo who still believes in the eternal truth of three chords and a backbeat.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
The couple settled into a home on Bolton Street as the Bolton Hill preservationist movement was getting underway, and restored several properties.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
That plan, designed by famed architect Frank Gehry, would have paid no design homage or made any reference to the Deauville as residents and preservationists wanted.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Time has eroded some of Fair’s quirks, turning him into a preservationist weirdo who still believes in the eternal truth of three chords and a backbeat.
—Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
The couple settled into a home on Bolton Street as the Bolton Hill preservationist movement was getting underway, and restored several properties.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
That plan, designed by famed architect Frank Gehry, would have paid no design homage or made any reference to the Deauville as residents and preservationists wanted.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Preservationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preservationist. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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