environmentalist
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environmentalist
noun environmentalists
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One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention.
The Santa Barbara oil spill has environmentalists and California officials scrambling as an estimated 105,000 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Pacific Ocean and onto the Golden State’s coast.
Similar: environmental activist, ecologist, eco-warrior, greenie, tree hugger
- One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group. As we remarked once before, there are two extreme views with respect to life, one attributing everything to the environment, the other to inherent abilities. If, for example, an unusual number of distinguished men are born and reared in the same locality, the environmentalists assert that the causes
adjective more environmentalist · most environmentalist
- Of, or relating to environmentalism. The environmentalist explanation would be that tropical environment retards or depresses culture through its physiological effect on the human organism.
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noun one who advocates for the protection of the environment
| Español | ecologista, ambientalista, verde |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 環境保護主義者 kankyō hogoshugisha |
| 中文 | 環保人士 /环保人士 huánbǎo rénshì, 環境論者 /环境论者 huánjìng lùnzhě, 環境保護論者 /环境保护论者 huánjìng bǎohù lùnzhě, 環境保護主義者 /环境保护主义者 huánjìng bǎohù zhǔyìzhè |
| Português | ambientalista, ecologista |
| Français | environnementaliste, écologiste |
| Deutsch | Umweltschützer, Umweltschützerin |
| Italiano | ambientalista, ecologista |
| Română | ecologist, ecologistă |
| Русский | эко́лог ekólog, зелёный zeljónyj |
Talk about this word "environmentalist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/environmentalist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. environmentalist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/environmentalist "environmentalist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/environmentalist.Cite this
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title = {environmentalist},
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