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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

Yet the new king himself has acknowledged that his role as eco-warrior cannot last, at least in its current form.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022

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

From New York Times • May 7, 2020

The hedge fund manager turned eco-warrior, who has a fortune worth about $1.6 billion, announced his candidacy in July after saying earlier he was not going to run.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2019

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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