environmentalist

== English == === Etymology === From environmental +‎ -ist. === Pronunciation === === Noun === environmentalist (plural environmentalists) 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. (anthropology, social sciences) One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:environmentalist. ==== Synonyms ==== (one who advocates for the protection of the environment): environmental activist, ecologist, eco-warrior, greenie (chiefly Australia and New Zealand, slang, often derogatory), tree hugger (slang, often disapproving) ==== Hyponyms ==== (one who advocates for the protection of the biosphere): ecocapitalist ecosocialist ==== Derived terms ==== anti-environmentalist enviro pseudoenvironmentalist ==== Related terms ==== environmentalism environmental environment enviro- ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === environmentalist (comparative more environmentalist, superlative most environmentalist) Of, or relating to environmentalism. === See also === conservationist ecologist preservationist === Further reading === “environmentalist”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “environmentalist”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.