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)

Examples of preservationist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Art Deco district contains what preservationists believe to be the biggest or second-largest mostly intact collection of buildings in that style in the world. —Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2025

One of the preservationists, Jan Goldsmith, was a lawyer and former Poway mayor who was instrumental in helping with the legal aspects of the land acquisition. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025

To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025

Then a group of women preservationists in Fairway lobbied the state to save it. —Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for preservationist

• conservationist
• educationist
• integrationist
• isolationist
• segregationist
• assimilationist
• creationist