HyperDic: environmentalist

English > 1 sense of the word environmentalist:
NOUNperson environmentalist, conservationistsomeone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
environmentalist > pronunciation
Soundsihnvay.rahnmeh'nahlihst; ihnvay.rahnmeh'ntahlihst
Rhymesabortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst...
English > environmentalist: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningsomeone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution.
Synonymconservationist
InstancesCarson, Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise CarsonUnited States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of LodsworthEnglish economist and conservationist (1914-1981)
NarrowerGreenAn environmentalist who belongs to the Green Party
tree huggerderogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests / forests
Broaderreformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, melioristA disputant who advocates reform
Spanishambientalista, conservacionista, ecologista, medioambientalista
Catalanambientalista, conservacionista, ecologista
Nounsenvironmentalismthe activity of protecting the environment from pollution or destruction

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