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eco-warrior

British  

noun

  1. informal a person who zealously pursues environmentalist aims

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of eco-warrior

C20: from eco- + warrior

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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

The great American Zen poet and eco-warrior Gary Snyder turns 90 on Friday.

From New York Times May 7, 2020

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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