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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The soil had become loose and exposed because of the logging, says Peter Bette, a local environmentalist.
—Saint Ekpali, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
Thornton is wildly entertaining as someone who simply doesn’t get rattled: not by drug cartels, not by environmentalists, and not by his ex-wife (Ali Larter).
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Other complaints Beyond gas prices, the debate leading up to the vote has also highlighted more general criticisms by environmentalists and other groups.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Vital Impacts reveals the artists selected for this year’s Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grants, each dedicated to revolutionary environmentalists Jane Goodall, Sylvia Earle, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Ian Lemaiyan, Chico Mendes, Madonna Thunder Hawk, and E.O. Wilson.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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Saint Ekpali, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2024
Thornton is wildly entertaining as someone who simply doesn’t get rattled: not by drug cartels, not by environmentalists, and not by his ex-wife (Ali Larter).
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Other complaints Beyond gas prices, the debate leading up to the vote has also highlighted more general criticisms by environmentalists and other groups.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Vital Impacts reveals the artists selected for this year’s Vital Impacts Environmental Photography Grants, each dedicated to revolutionary environmentalists Jane Goodall, Sylvia Earle, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Ian Lemaiyan, Chico Mendes, Madonna Thunder Hawk, and E.O. Wilson.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Environmentalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/environmentalist. Accessed 2 Dec. 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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