environmentalist

Definition of Environmentalist in English :

1. conservationist, environmentalist

someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Environmentalist

noun

1.

an adherent of environmentalism

2.

a person who is concerned with the maintenance of ecological balance and the conservation of the environment

3.

a person concerned with issues that affect the environment, such as pollution

noun

1.

a person who accepts the theory that environment is of overriding importance in determining individual characteristics

2.

a person working to solve environmental problems, as air and water pollution, the exhaustion of natural resources, and uncontrolled population growth

n.

1. Advocacy for or work toward protecting the natural environment from destruction or pollution.

2. The theory that environment rather than heredity is the primary influence on intellectual growth and cultural development.