ecoterrorist

American  

[ek-oh-ter-er-ist, ee-koh‑] / ˌɛk oʊˈtɛr ər ɪst, ˌi koʊ‑ /

noun

1. one who commits ecotage; monkey-wrencher.

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ecoterrorist British  

/ ˈiːkəʊˌtɛrərɪst /

noun

1. a person who uses violence in order to achieve environmentalist aims

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Other Word Forms

• ecoterrorism noun

Etymology

Origin of ecoterrorist

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

She wants Toller to counsel her husband, Michael, an anguished ecoterrorist who thinks they should abort their baby.

From Slate

There are other problems at hand, though: the planet is inhabited by sentient dogs, and they’ve been waging an ecoterrorist campaign against the mill workers and farmers.

From The Verge

One of Morrison’s most adultifying moves was giving Batman a son: Damian Wayne, whose mother was femme fatale Talia al Ghul, daughter of immortal ecoterrorist Ra’s al Ghul.

From Salon

The teenager mentioned that some people use the term “ecoterrorist” to describe those who take action such as spiking trees with nails to prevent chainsaws from chopping them down.

From The Guardian

Watson, as ever, is unrelentingly blunt, rejecting Japanese claims that he is an ecoterrorist and criminal.

From New York Times