Environmentalist

/ɛnvˌa‍ɪɹənmˈɛntəlˌɪst/

/ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛnəɫɪst/, /ɪnˌvaɪɹənˈmɛntəɫɪst/

Environmentalist

a person who is concerned with the environment and tries to protect it

Examples

1. Environmentalists study the impact of pollution on different types of ecosystems.

2. The politician's off-the-cuff remark about pollution stirred up a hornet's nest among environmentalists.

3. Environmentalists claimed governments were fiddling while Rome burned.

4. The environmentalist's fight to save the endangered species was a losing battle, with the government's lack of support and funding.