ecocapitalist

English

Alternative forms

• eco-capitalist

Etymology

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

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

Hypernyms

• environmentalist

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

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

Related terms

• ecosocialist

Further reading

• eco-capitalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia