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en•vi•ron•men•tal•ist
Pronunciation: (en-vī"run-men'tl-ist, -vī"urn-), [key]—
n.
1. an expert on environmental problems.
2. any person who advocates or works to protect the air, water, animals, plants, and other natural resources from pollution or its effects.
3. a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, esp. in moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by environmental factors, as surroundings, upbringing, or experience (opposed to
hereditarian).
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