preservationist

noun pres·er·va·tion·ist \ˌpre-zər-ˈvā-sh(ə-)nist\

: someone who works to preserve something (such as a building or an area of land)

Full Definition of PRESERVATIONIST

: one who advocates preservation (as of a biological species or a historical landmark)

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1927

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