eco-warrior
/ˈiː.kəʊ ˌwɒ.ɹi.əɹ/
eco-warrior noun: an environmentalist who places a greater emphasis upon taking practical action, rather than upon theoretical considerations, in order to advance an ecological ideology.
Noun
eco-warrior (plural eco-warriors)
- An environmentalist who places a greater emphasis upon taking practical action, rather than upon theoretical considerations, in order to advance an ecological ideology.
- The time has come, eco-warriors say, for the underground in this war to rise, to fight back against the onslaught of technomania sweeping every corner of the world from Silicon Valley to the Amazon River Valley, […]2016 [1990], Rik Scarce, Eco-Warriors: Understanding the Radical Environmental Movement, updated edition, Routledge, →ISBN
- Up to 300 squatters – eco-warriors to some, green jihadis to others – now live in the ZAD: […]2017 December 28, Kim Willsher, “End of la ZAD? France’s ‘utopian’ anti-airport community faces bitter last stand”, in The Guardian
Forms of eco-warrior
| plural | eco-warriors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ecowarrior |
Origin of eco-warrior
From eco- + warrior.
Questions about eco-warrior
- What does eco-warrior mean?
- Eco-warrior means an environmentalist who places a greater emphasis upon taking practical action, rather than upon theoretical considerations, in order to advance an ecological ideology.
- What part of speech is eco-warrior?
- Eco-warrior is a noun.
- How do you pronounce eco-warrior?
- Eco-warrior is pronounced /ˈiː.kəʊ ˌwɒ.ɹi.əɹ/.
- What is the plural of eco-warrior?
- The plural of eco-warrior is eco-warriors.
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