environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
in-ˌvī-rə(n)-ˈmen-tə-ləst 
-ˌvī(-ə)r(n)-
plural environmentalists
: an advocate of environmentalism : a person who is focused on the preservation, restoration, and improvement of the natural environment
While dams have been touted in the name of water conservation and clean, renewable energy, environmentalists have long challenged the claim that dams are "green" technology. The deleterious ecological impacts of dams, they insist, have been profound.—
Patrick Joseph
Patrick JosephMeanwhile, environmentalists have responded that climate change and habitat loss due to development should require builders to think even more carefully about their projects.—Emma Cotton et al.
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Nature has reclaimed an old coal mine in southern Indiana, and state environmentalists have collaborated to ensure the land will belong to all Hoosiers.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
The massive complex of open pits and ponds portends a potentially toxic landscape the environmentalists hope to prevent from repeating itself starting with Copper World on the valley’s east side, nearer Tucson.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
The idea that a developer could be granted public forest land on demand has alarmed environmentalists, who have warned that this deal would shatter precedent for land conservation in Florida.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Cunningham was ready for a career change and an environmentalist at heart, Sydney’s products resonated with her deeply.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
The massive complex of open pits and ponds portends a potentially toxic landscape the environmentalists hope to prevent from repeating itself starting with Copper World on the valley’s east side, nearer Tucson.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
The idea that a developer could be granted public forest land on demand has alarmed environmentalists, who have warned that this deal would shatter precedent for land conservation in Florida.
—Emily L. Mahoney, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024
Cunningham was ready for a career change and an environmentalist at heart, Sydney’s products resonated with her deeply.
—Esha Chhabra, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Environmentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environmentalist. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
-ˌvī-rən-ˈment-ᵊl-əst
-ˌvī(-ə)rn-
: a person concerned about environmental quality and especially with controlling pollution
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environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
-ᵊl-əst
1
: an advocate of environmentalism
2
: one concerned about environmental quality especially of the human environment with respect to the control of pollution
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