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
“If you are funded by industry, people are suspicious of your research. If you’re not funded, you’re accused of being a tree-hugging greenie activist. There’s no scientist who comes out of this unscathed.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2016
Herman, a Marion High School social studies teacher, isn’t some tree-hugging granola type.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2016
