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tree-hugger

[ tree-huhg-er ]

noun

  1. an environmentalist, especially one concerned with preserving forests.


tree-hugger

/ ˈ³Ù°ù¾±ËËŒ³óʌɡə /

noun

  1. informal.
    an environmental campaigner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù°ù±ð±ð-³ó³Ü²µî€…g¾±²Ô²µ adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tree-hugger1

First recorded in 1985–90
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tree-hugger1

C20: from the tactic of embracing trees to prevent their being felled
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“When I was talking to the workers who were out there helping me get the pellets out of the bay, they would say, ‘I’m no tree-hugger, but I care about the bay,’ or ‘I’m no tree-hugger, but I care about the children.’

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Make no mistake, however: Abramson was not your typical tree-hugger.

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Simard didn’t exactly grow up a tree-hugger.

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SJ Oh, a former bitcoin trader based in Hong Kong and a self-professed “tree-huggerâ€, was aware that his passion for the environment was somewhat at odds with his day job.

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Joe Biden, hardly a rabid tree-hugger, has put environmental issues at the center of plans for his presidency.

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