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A NATURALIST is someone interested in Nature, whether professionally (Sir David Attenborough) or casually (bird-watchers). Its only other meanings are in art or philosophy. A NUDIST is someone who prefers to go nude. The term NATURIST means both. It's had the first meaning since the 17c (originally referring to healthy living), but gained the second a little over a century ago, in an effort to distinguish serious nudism from, say, streaking or sex parties. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9egn7882o