TREE HUGGER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("tree hugger" is a kind of...):

conservationist; environmentalist (someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution)

Domain usage:

depreciation; derogation; disparagement (a communication that belittles somebody or something)

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