noun · neutral
environmentalist
/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntlɪst/en·vi·ron·MEN·ta·list
a person who works to protect the natural environment
Examples
“She has been an environmentalist since university, campaigning against plastic waste.”
“Many environmentalists argue that stricter laws are needed to limit air pollution.”
“Local environmentalists organised a beach cleanup last weekend.”
Band 8 sentence
“As an environmentalist, she combines scientific evidence with community outreach to push for meaningful policy change.”
Collocations
- campaign for
- environmentalist group
- environmentalist movement
Word family
Common mistakes
He is environmentalist→He is an environmentalist
She is very environmentalist→She is very environmentally conscious / She is an environmentalist
environmentalist movement about plastic→environmentalist movement against plastic / environmentalist movement about plastic pollution
Say it for a higher band
5green person→6environment-friendly activist→7+environmentalist
Synonyms
conservationist
ecologist
Easily confused
ecologist
“The ecologist studied how forest fragmentation affected bird populations.”
conservationist
“A conservationist argued for setting up a marine reserve to protect the coral.”
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