conservationist vs. environmentalist

conservationist

[ kon-ser-vey-shuh-nist ]show ipa

noun

1. a person who advocates or promotes conservation, especially of natural resources.

environmentalist

[ en-vahy-ruhn-men-tl-ist, -vahy-ern- ]show ipa

noun

1. an expert on environmental problems.
2. any person who advocates or works to protect the air, water, animals, plants, and other natural resources from pollution or its effects.
3. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, especially in moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by environmental factors, as surroundings, upbringing, or experience (opposed to hereditarian).