ecocapitalist

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From eco- +‎ capitalist and ecocapitalism +‎ -ist.

Noun

ecocapitalist (plural ecocapitalists)

  1. (politics) A person who subscribes to, an advocate of, a practitioner of, ecocapitalism.
    • 2014 August 20, Lucy Siegle, “Patrick Holden: 'People’s image of farming is a complete fantasy'”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      To some an eco-capitalist, to others a die-hard hippy, farmer Patrick Holden reflects on shunning an ‘us’ and ‘them’ approach to organic farming for something altogether more holistic[.]

Synonyms

  • bluegreen
  • blue green
  • envirocapitalist
  • enviro-capitalist
  • environmental capitalist
  • green capitalist

Hypernyms

Adjective

ecocapitalist (comparative more ecocapitalist, superlative most ecocapitalist)

  1. (politics) Pertaining to ecocapitalism.
    • 2011, Dustin Mulvaney, editor, Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide, SAGE, →ISBN, page 111:
      The ecocapitalist perspective suggests that sustainability and environmental conservation are entirely compatible within capitalist social relationships.

Synonyms

  • bluegreen
  • blue-green
  • eco-capitalistic
  • ecocapitalistic
  • enviro-capitalist
  • envirocapitalist
  • environmental-capitalist
  • green-capitalist

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