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environmentalist definition

☆ en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist (en vī′rən ment′'l ist, in-)

noun

  1. a person who accepts the theory that environment is of overriding importance in determining individual characteristics
  2. a person working to solve environmental problems, as air and water pollution, the exhaustion of natural resources, and uncontrolled population growth

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