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climate arsonist

climate arsonist noun: a person who intentionally accelerates climate change.

Noun

climate arsonist (plural climate arsonists)

  1. (derogatory) A person who intentionally accelerates climate change.
    • He is a hard right wing climate arsonist or nihilist (denier is too kind) whose candidates are variously conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers.2019 August 21, Lloyd Alter, “In Canada, Saying Climate Change Is Real Could Get You in Trouble During the Election”, in Treehugger
    • After all, once the public connects the dots between fossil fuel pollution, climate change disinformation, and the burning urgency of its consequences, Murdoch and his fossil fueled friends will be seen as the true arsonists: climate arsonists.2020 January 14, Michael E. Mann, “When It Comes to the Australian Bushfires, Rupert Murdoch is an Arsonist”, in Newsweek

Forms of climate arsonist

pluralclimate arsonists

Origin of climate arsonist

From climate arson + -ist.

Questions about climate arsonist

What does climate arsonist mean?
Climate arsonist means a person who intentionally accelerates climate change.
What part of speech is climate arsonist?
Climate arsonist is a noun.
What is the plural of climate arsonist?
The plural of climate arsonist is climate arsonists.

Words near climate arsonist in the dictionary

  1. climatastrophe
  2. climatastrophes
  3. climate
  4. climate anxiety
  5. climate arson
  6. climate arsonist
  7. climate arsonists
  8. climate bond
  9. climate bonds
  10. climate breakdown
  11. climate canaries

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