environmentalist
- noun
- /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəlɪst/
- Although the Arctic Council is an intergovernmental body, there is a role for activists, environmentalists, experts, scientists, ordinary people in this process.
- environmentalists advocate
- concerns of environmentalists
- a group of environmentalists
Some scientists and environmentalists strongly object to this.
- Some scientists and environmentalists strongly object to this.
- These people are environmentalists and they vote.
- When it went from passing the law to making the rule, the environmentalists switched sides.
- So that that just speaks to a lot of environmentalists still see nuclear as bad.
- But the difference isn't as big as some environmentalists claim.
- So you're an astrodynamicist and space environmentalist.
- We've, we found solace in nature, which is what leads later to becoming like an environmentalist, I guess.
- Although the Arctic Council is an intergovernmental body, there is a role for activists, environmentalists, experts, scientists, ordinary people in this process.
- Contributing writer, environmentalist, activist and now audio pontificator.
- So we've always assumed as environmentalists that that's nature.
- Skeptical about environmentalists policy discussions back then?
- The environmentalists do often lie because they have this idea.
- But the general conclusion from environmentalist is that the emissions are of such low intensity.
- It seems that environmentalists now hate electric cars and their solution is to start fires.
Examples
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Many also seemed to be badly informed about the minor successes of the environmentalist movement in Western Europe.
Academic text (1999) -
The book is about Lizzy and her father, a famous environmentalist.
Academic text (2008) -
This environmentalist is challenging us.
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These people are environmentalists and they vote.
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A critical issue related to the agreement is the matter of environmentalists' concerns.
Academic text (1992) -
Some scientists and environmentalists strongly object to this.
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Even the most radical environmentalists believe in medical advances, I think.
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Now, most environmentalists feel that this event is like the red tide in the ocean, but instead of algae killing fish, this happened on land.
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Last year, Brazil was once again the deadliest country for environmentalists and despite efforts by national environmental agencies, justice is rare.
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Maria is a passionate environmentalist who organizes community clean-up events every month.
Synonyms
A person who cares about protecting the environment
A person who supports the Green Party and wants to protect the environment
A person who protects nature and animals from harm and pollution
A person who works to protect old buildings, natural areas, or wild animals
A person who wants to protect trees and nature, sometimes used as an insult
A person who cares about protecting the environment
A person who works to protect nature and reduce pollution
A person who cares very much about protecting the environment and changes their life for it, sometimes too much
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Morphology
environmentalist = environmental (transparent) = environment + al + ist
Formed by adding the productive agentive suffix '-ist' to the clear adjective 'environmental', yielding 'a person concerned with the environment'.
Etymology
The word environmentalist starts with environment, from a word meaning 'around' or 'to surround', so environment is the world that surrounds you. The ending -ist means 'a person who', so an environmentalist is a person who works to protect the world around us.