conservateur — meaning in English
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English meaning
- conservative noun A person who favours keeping things as they traditionally are and resists rapid change.
- curator noun Someone who manages, organizes, and oversees a collection, such as at a museum, gallery, or archive.
- diehard adj Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
- keeper noun Someone or something worth holding on to.
- preservative noun Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.
Senses
conservateur is used for these senses in English:
- conservative Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.
- conservative (linguistics) Having few changes relative to an older form, especially in comparison to related varieties.
- curator A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
- diehard Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
- keeper A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
- preservative Any agent, natural or artificial, that acts to preserve, especially when added to food.
conservative — full definition
- noun A person who favours keeping things as they traditionally are and resists rapid change.
- noun A member or supporter of a Conservative political party.
- adjective Cautious and moderate, especially in estimates or predictions.
- adjective Resistant to change; favouring traditional values, styles, or methods.