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bunny hugger

bunny hugger noun: an environmental campaigner who protests for animal rights.

Noun

bunny hugger (plural bunny huggers)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An environmental campaigner who protests for animal rights.
    • Animal liberationists like Rosmarino resented the tree huggers' insensitivity to animals and reluctance to risk jail time, while more mainstream environmentalists like AFR's Jeff Berman disagreed with the bunny huggers' wacky morality and in-your-face tactics. The two groups' differences were in...1999, Mother Jones Magazine (Mar–Apr 1999, page 64)
    • Zookeepers consider bunny huggers to be overly emotional and uninformed about animal care, and they often refuse volunteer applications on these grounds.2021, Caitlin Donahue Wylie, Preparing Dinosaurs: The Work behind the Scenes, page 93

Forms of bunny hugger

pluralbunny huggers

Questions about bunny hugger

What does bunny hugger mean?
Bunny hugger means an environmental campaigner who protests for animal rights.
What part of speech is bunny hugger?
Bunny hugger is a noun.
What is the plural of bunny hugger?
The plural of bunny hugger is bunny huggers.

Words near bunny hugger in the dictionary

  1. bunny hopper
  2. bunny hoppers
  3. bunny hopping
  4. bunny hops
  5. bunny hug
  6. bunny hugger
  7. bunny huggers
  8. bunny hugs
  9. bunny hunt
  10. bunny hunts
  11. bunny mother

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