environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
in-ˌvī-rə(n)-ˈmen-tə-ləst 
-ˌvī(-ə)r(n)-
1
: an advocate of environmentalism
2
: one concerned about environmental quality especially of the human environment with respect to the control of pollution
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The Environment Committee called the plan a fair compromise between environmentalists, supporters of camping and advocates for recreation.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
How removing the dams will change the landscape Tribes and environmentalists had fought for decades for removal of the dams as part of a basin-wide restoration effort.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
How removing the dams will change the landscape Tribes and environmentalists had fought for decades for removal of the dams as part of a basin-wide restoration effort.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
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environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
-ˌvī-rən-ˈment-ᵊl-əst
-ˌvī(-ə)rn-
: a person concerned about environmental quality and especially with controlling pollution
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environmentalist
noun
en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist
-ᵊl-əst
1
: an advocate of environmentalism
2
: one concerned about environmental quality especially of the human environment with respect to the control of pollution
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