Preservationist
noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who advocates for the preservation of natural or man-made landmarks.
"Thanks to cheap storage and easy copying, our digital souls have the potential to be truly immortal. But do we really want everything we’ve done online – offhand comments, camera-phone snaps or embarrassing surfing habits – to be preserved for posterity? One school of thought, the “preservationists”, believes we owe it to our descendants."
- 2 someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas wordnet
Example
More examples"Thanks to cheap storage and easy copying, our digital souls have the potential to be truly immortal. But do we really want everything we’ve done online – offhand comments, camera-phone snaps or embarrassing surfing habits – to be preserved for posterity? One school of thought, the “preservationists”, believes we owe it to our descendants."
Etymology
From preservation + -ist.
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