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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

  1. noun A person who favours keeping things as they traditionally are and resists rapid change.
  2. noun A member or supporter of a Conservative political party.
  3. adjective Cautious and moderate, especially in estimates or predictions.
  4. adjective Resistant to change; favouring traditional values, styles, or methods.

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