environmentalist
noun/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntələst/
Frequency rank: #14,050 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who is concerned about and acts to protect the natural environment
Example sentence
My neighbor is a passionate environmentalist who campaigns against plastic waste in the ocean.
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