tree hugger
See also: treehugger and tree-hugger
English
Alternative forms
- treehugger, tree-hugger
Noun
tree hugger (plural tree huggers)
- (slang, derogatory) An environmental campaigner, especially one who aims to restrict logging.
- 1960, Kalle Päätalo (translation by Richard A. Impola), Our Daily Bread, page 259:
- "Let's go now, tree-hugger," gasped one of them. "The show's over. Everybody beat it," ordered the other.
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- (slang) A hippie.
Synonyms
- lentil-weaver
- posy sniffer
- prairie fairy
- yoghurt-knitter