Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conservationist

/kˌɑnsɚvˈeɪʃənɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
con-ser-va-tion-ist
IPA
/kˌɑnsɚvˈeɪʃənɪst/
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.

noun

Someone who advocates for these actions.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English conservation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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 conservationist From conservation + -ist.

Inflected Forms

conservationists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

environmentalist

Synonyms

environmentalist

Rhymes With

segregationist preservationist collaborationist reservationist

Questions

How do you pronounce conservationist?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˌɑnsɚvˈeɪʃənɪst/.
What does conservationist mean?
A person who maintains natural areas or protects threatened species.
Where does conservationist come from?
Etymology tree English conservation Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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 conservationist From conservation + -ist.

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