Meanings
plural ecofreaks
- derogatoryinformalA person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
The initial result of the rational ecofreak policies would be that the level of measured income would fall, or at least rise less rapidly...
1973, Daedalus: Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences1 more example
The corporate world has responded to a perceived threat to the economic order by casting the environmentalist as un-American, as an ecofreak...
1999, Fred H Knelman, Every Life is a StorySynonyms: duck-squeezer, ecocrazy, ecohippie, econazi, enviro, environazi, envirotard, tree hugger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
Origin
- Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
- Latinoeco-
- Frenchéco-
- Englisheco-
- Englishfreak
- Englishecofreak
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ecofreak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecofreak
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