ecoterrorist

[ ek-oh-ter-er-ist, ee-koh‐ ]

/ ˌɛk oʊˈtɛr ər ɪst, ˌi koʊ‐ /

noun

one who commits ecotage; monkey-wrencher.

Words nearby ecoterrorist

ecosystem services, ecotage, ecotarian, ecotaxis, ecotecture, ecoterrorist, ecotone, ecotourism, ecotropic virus, ecotype, ecowas

Origin of ecoterrorist

First recorded in 1980–85

OTHER WORDS FROM ecoterrorist

ec·o·ter·ror·ism, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ecoterrorist

ecoterrorist

/ (ˈiːkəʊˌtɛrərɪst) /

noun

a person who uses violence in order to achieve environmentalist aims

Word Origin for ecoterrorist

C20: from eco- + terrorist

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