tree-hugger
noun
an environmentalist, especially one concerned with preserving forests.
tree-hugging
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a word derived from
tree-hugger.
Example Sentences
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But for Subaru’s tree-hugging clientele, the unkindest cut has been fuel economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
“We’re not doing this because we’re tree-hugging nature lovers.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2022
Cartoonists and talk-show hosts ridiculed it, dismissing it as tree-hugging self-indulgence by middle-class baby boomers.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Of course, some stalwarts remain devoted to exposed wood’s warmth, lively variations, sense of authenticity and tree-hugging resonances, whether timbers preserved on medieval ceilings or redwood aglow in early 1900s historic districts.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
This green-minded, global-style gesture may win him some support from the vast tree-hugging voter bloc when the time comes.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2020
