ecologist

Meaning

1. A scholar of ecology.
2. (uncommon) An environmentalist (one who advocates for the protection of the environment).

Synonyms

environmentalist

well off

preservationist

Translations

écologiste

ecologo

ecologista

Ökologe

écologue

ecòleg

ecólogo

ecologista

ecólogo

ecologista

οικολόγος

ecoloog

Ökologin

ekolojist

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iːˈkɒləd͡ʒɪst/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: ecologista

In summary

From eco- + -logist. The less common sense “environmentalist” might be from association with deep ecology, or influenced by Romance-language equivalents such as Spanish ecologista (“environmentalist”).