adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, or relating to environmentalism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: conservationist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist
Narrower terms: Green, tree hugger, Carson, Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson, Ward, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English environmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English environmentalist From environmental + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
բնապահպան
(bnapahpan)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Catalan:
ecologista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Chinese Cantonese:
環保主義者 /环保主义者
(waan4 bou2 zyu2 ji6 ze2)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Chinese Mandarin:
環保人士 /环保人士
(huánbǎo rénshì)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Chinese Mandarin:
環境論者 /环境论者
(huánjìng lùnzhě)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Chinese Mandarin:
環境保護論者 /环境保护论者
(huánjìng bǎohù lùnzhě)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Chinese Mandarin:
環境保護主義者 /环境保护主义者
(huánjìng bǎohù zhǔyìzhè)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Czech:
environmentalista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Czech:
ekologista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Dutch:
milieuactivist
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Dutch:
milieuactiviste
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Dutch:
ecologist
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Finnish:
luonnonsuojelija
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Finnish:
ympäristönsuojelija
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
French:
environnementaliste
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
French:
écologiste
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Galician:
ecoloxista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
German:
Umweltschützer
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
German:
Umweltschützerin
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Hungarian:
környezetvédő
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Icelandic:
náttúruverndarsinni
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Indonesian:
aktivis lingkungan hidup
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Indonesian:
environmentalis
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Italian:
ambientalista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Italian:
ecologista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Japanese:
環境保護主義者
(kankyō hogoshugisha)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Macedonian:
природозаштитник
(prirodozaštitnik)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Malayalam:
പരിസ്ഥിതി പ്രവർത്തകൻ
(paristhiti pravaṟttakaṉ)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Norman:
envithonnementaliste
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Polish:
ekolog
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Polish:
zielony
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Portuguese:
ambientalista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Portuguese:
ecologista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Romanian:
ecologist
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Romanian:
ecologistă
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Russian:
эко́лог
(ekólog)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Russian:
зелёный
(zeljónyj)
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Scottish Gaelic:
neach-àrainneachd
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Spanish:
ecologista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Spanish:
ambientalista
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Spanish:
verde
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment
Turkish:
çevreci
— one who advocates for the protection of the environment