en|vi|ron|men|tal|ist

en|vi|ron|men|tal|ist
en|vi|ron|men|tal|ist «ehn VY ruhn MEHN tuh lihst», noun.
1. a person concerned with problems of the environment and especially with the effects of uncontrolled pollution on the earth's atmosphere: »

Some environmentalists reject all of modern technology and call for a return to a simple, pastoral life free of fumes, artificial chemicals and any noise but the chirping of birds and the croaking of frogs (Science News).

2. an advocate or supporter of environmentalism: »

Sometimes it seems as if any single life were no more than a leaf borne along by whatever stream it happened to fall upon, and such was the argument of the environmentalists in their heyday (Harper's).

3. an artist who creates environmental art.

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