Meanings
plural ecocritics
- One who is involved in the field of ecocriticism.
So ecocritics continue to seek the solution to the solution by reference to nature. They steer with nature as their compass.
2003, Andrew McMurry, Environmental renaissance: Emerson, Thoreau, and the systems of nature2 more examples
In fact, any written work or artifact that in any way shows humankind's relationship to the natural world is likely to catch the attention of the ecocritic.
2000, Betty Harris Day, William A Wortman, Literature in English: a guide for librarians in the digital ageHowever, the emphasis on the moral and political orientation of the ecocritic and the broad specification of the field of study are essential.
2004, Greg Garrard, Ecocriticism
Origin
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ecocritic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecocritic
“ecocritic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecocritic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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