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environmentalist

The definition of an environmentalist is a person who is concerned with protecting the earth's environment, solving environmental problems and preserving natural resources.

(noun)

A person who advocates reduce, re-use and recycle is an example of an environmentalist.

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See environmentalist in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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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