eco-warrior

British

noun

informal a person who zealously pursues environmentalist aims

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Etymology

Origin of eco-warrior

C20: from _eco- + _warrior

Example Sentences

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Composting is no longer just the domain of the home gardener or eco-warrior.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2023

A self-proclaimed eco-warrior who was a prominent member of the radical environmentalism movement and a co-founder of Earth First!

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

It was "what he aspired to as an eco-warrior," said Very Rev Michael Weeder.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2021

There is no air-conditioning and there are no screens on the windows because we are now honorable eco-warrior vacationers.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2021

Tomorrow he’d have to make some decisions about the eco-warrior and those damned pirates before things got too out of hand.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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