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Noun: tree hugger
Usage: informal
  1. Derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests
    "Some locals dismissed the protesters as tree huggers"

Derived forms: tree huggers

Type of: conservationist, eco-warrior [informal], enviro [informal], environmentalist

Encyclopedia: Tree hugger