environmentalist

noun en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist \-tə-ləst\

: a person who works to protect the natural world from pollution and other threats

Full Definition of ENVIRONMENTALIST

: an advocate of environmentalism

: one concerned about environmental quality especially of the human environment with respect to the control of pollution

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noun en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist \-^əl-əst\

: an advocate of environmentalism

: one concerned about environmental quality especially of the human environment with respect to the control of pollution

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