conservateur

French

Etymology

From Latin cōnservātor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sɛʁ.va.tœʁ/

Noun

conservateur m (plural conservateurs, feminine conservatrice)

1. keeper, curator, custodian
2. conservative
3. Conservative
4. (food) preservative

Adjective

conservateur (feminine singular conservatrice, masculine plural conservateurs, feminine plural conservatrices)

1. conservative
2. Conservative

Derived terms

• ultraconservateur

See also

• libéral

Further reading

• “conservateur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).