ecoartist

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noun

A person who uses art to bring about awareness of environmental issues.

OriginEnglish artist ← French artiste ← Late Latin artista →
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Meanings

nounecoartist (plural ecoartists)

plural ecoartists

  1. A person who uses art to bring about awareness of environmental issues.
  2. A person who uses reclaimed and recycled materials as their media to create art, causing as little damage to the environment as possible.
  3. A person who uses only natural materials found in the environment as their media to create art.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  4. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  5. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  6. Latinoeco-
  7. Frenchéco-
  8. Englisheco-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂er-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂értis
  11. Proto-Italic*artis
  12. Latinars
  13. Late Latinartista
  14. Frenchartiste
  15. Englishartist
  16. Englishecoartist

From eco- + artist.

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APA

ecoartist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecoartist

MLA

“ecoartist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecoartist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecoartist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecoartist.

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