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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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environmentalist Synonyms

environmentalist

n.

ecologist, conservationist, antipollutionist, Green; see ecologist.


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environmentalist Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • criticize: China has long been criticized by environmentalists for a litany of environmental crimes.

Converse of object

  • say: Who says environmentalists don't have a sense of humor?

Adjective modifier

  • skeptical: Bjorn Lomborg, The skeptical environmentalist, CUP 2001.

Modifies a noun

  • movement: Why do you think the environmentalist movement is so strong today?
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