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preservationist
pres·er·va·tion·ist [ prèzzər váysh'nist ] (plural pres·er·va·tion·ists)


noun 
Definition:
 
somebody eager to keep something unchanged: somebody who tries to prevent things from being damaged, destroyed, or altered, particularly things of natural or historical interest

pres·er·va·tion·ism [ prèzzər váysh'n ìzzəm ] noun
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