English > environmentalist: 1 sense > noun 1, person | Meaning | someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution. |
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| Synonym | conservationist |
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| Instances | Carson, Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson | United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) |
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| Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth | English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) |
| Narrower | Green | An environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party |
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| tree hugger | derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests / forests |
| Broader | reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist | A disputant who advocates reform |
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| Spanish | ambientalista, conservacionista, ecologista, medioambientalista |
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| Catalan | ambientalista, conservacionista, ecologista |
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| Nouns | environmentalism | the activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction |
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