environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
in-ˌvī-rə(n)-ˈmen-tə-ləst 
-ˌvī(-ə)r(n)-
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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In the past 2 years, WHOI has held multiple meetings with Indigenous groups, environmentalists, and people in the fishing industry.
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Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
Mass protests broke out in 2022 – this time, not just among environmentalists.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
The longtime environmentalist started his career as a foreign fisheries observer for Frank Orth and Associates, collecting data on groundfishing fleets in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
In North Carolina, for example, a similar amendment is being used by environmentalists to try to force the state to enact fishing regulations, including a ban on gill netting.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 14 Aug. 2024
Mass protests broke out in 2022 – this time, not just among environmentalists.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
The longtime environmentalist started his career as a foreign fisheries observer for Frank Orth and Associates, collecting data on groundfishing fleets in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
In North Carolina, for example, a similar amendment is being used by environmentalists to try to force the state to enact fishing regulations, including a ban on gill netting.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2024
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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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