environmentalist

Meaning

Noun

1. 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.
2. One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group.

Adj

Of, or relating to environmentalism.

Synonyms

conservationist

ecologist

environmental activist

greenie

treehugger

Translations

ambientalista

écologiste

Umweltschützer

ambientalista

ecologista

environnementaliste

ecologista

écolo

ecologista

ambientalista

Umweltschützerin

Umweltschutzaktivist

conservacionista

Etymology

From environmental + -ist.