conservador
/konseɾbaˈdoɾ/ · B2 · adj
conservative
🫙 conservador = conserva (preserve, like canned goods) + -dor (one who does)
Spanish conserva means preserved food, as in a jar of pickles. Add -dor, meaning one who does, and you get someone who preserves. A conservative wants to keep things as they are, and a conserver keeps things from spoiling.