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Definition of “environmentalist

environmentalist (ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪstPronunciation for environmentalist

Definitions

noun

  1. an adherent of environmentalism
  2. a person who is concerned with the maintenance of ecological balance and the conservation of the environment
  3. a person concerned with issues that affect the environment, such as pollution

Usage examples

  • They had attended Dr Barbara's rallies in Waikiki, and had visited him in hospital, bringing a small library of environmentalist texts.
    Ballard, J. G., Rushing to Paradise (1994)
  • The remainder of this essay will examine the key tenets of environmentalist economics in more detail.
    Spiked (2004)
  • But as an environmentalist , Ms Johnson ideally hopes to see a world in which she has no more of the polluting material to work with.
    The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
  • Even better, one local news channel interviewed an ` environmentalist " who blamed Bush for the hurricanes which hit Florida this summer.
    Sun, News of the World (2004)
  • His All Holiness is indeed the most active environmentalist among world religious leaders.
    Christopher Merrill, JOURNEY TO THE HOLY MOUNTAIN: Meditations on Mount Athos (2004)

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