Preservationist

/pɹɪsəvˈe‍ɪʃənˌɪst/

/ˌpɹɛzɝˈveɪʃənɪst/

Preservationist

someone who advocates the preservation of historical sites or endangered species or natural areas

Examples

1. Number 6 Letters Inside a Jesus Statue In St. Agueda, Spain, a preservationist discovered two letters inside a 200-year-old Jesus statue.

2. Unless you're a software preservationist.

3. Now historic preservationists love to say that old buildings are the greenest buildings around.

4. I don't feel like a preservationist.