noun
Meaning 1
A scholar of ecology.
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noun
A scholar of ecology.
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noun
An environmentalist (one who advocates for the protection of the environment).
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Usage: uncommon
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noun
a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: biologist, life scientist
History
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”).
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.