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Definition of a tree-hugger

tree-hugger

noun

  • a person who is fanatical about nature.
    Man you ain't nothing but a tree hugger.

    Last edited on Jan 03 2013. Submitted by Charles B. from Westminster, CO, USA on Jun 16 1999.

  • A person who takes environmentalism to extremes.
    She's such a tree-hugger that now she's out protesting against blowing your nose on Kleenex.

    Last edited on May 17 2011. Submitted by John B. from Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan, China on Aug 29 2007.

  • a person who is more caring than others about any thing, person or object.

    "Sanjiv is a tree hugger about Yukti."

    Last edited on Jan 03 2013. Submitted by Sanjiv Kumar from New Delhi, Delhi, India on Dec 31 2012.

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