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environmentalist

en·vi·ron·men·tal·ist [ in vrən mént'list, in v ərn mént'list ] (plural en·vi·ron·men·tal·ists)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody working to protect the environment: somebody involved in issues relating to the protection of the natural world, especially a member of a political group campaigning against the perceived harmful effects of industrialized societies

2. believer in the developmental importance of environment: a supporter of the theory that somebody's environment is more influential than heredity in determining his or her development.
See also  hereditarian


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