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climate denier

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[klahy-mit di-nahy-er] / ˈklaɪ mɪt dɪˌnaɪ ər /

noun

  1. a person who does not accept the existence or validity of climate change.

    Most of the summit protestors are climate deniers.


Etymology

Origin of climate denier

First recorded in 2005–10


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I realised I was no longer a climate denier.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2023

And you can acknowledge history without being a climate denier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2023

But, Wester said, he had never met a bishop who was an outright climate denier.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2015

Mora did not expect this result when he began the study, inspired by notes he swapped with a climate denier.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 10, 2015

Unfortunately for ALEC, it’s no longer fashionable to be a climate denier, or to promote climate denial.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2014

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