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Environmentalist vs Environmental - What's the difference?

environmentalist | environmental |

As adjectives the difference between environmentalist and environmental

is that environmentalist is of, or relating to environmentalism while environmental is pertaining to one's environment.

As a noun environmentalist

is (medicine|social sciences) one who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group.

environmentalist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine, social sciences) One who holds the view that environment, rather than heredity or culture, is the primary factor in the development of an individual or group.
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  • One who advocates for the protection of the biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention

    • Synonyms

    * (one who advocates for the protection of the biosphere) greenie , tree hugger (qualifier)

    Derived terms

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    Related terms

    * environmentalism

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to environmentalism.
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    • See also

    * conservationist * ecologist * preservationist

    environmental

    English

    Adjective

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  • Pertaining to one's environment.
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    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=That worries the government, which fears that environmental activism could become the foundation for more general political opposition.}}

    Derived terms

    * environmentally