"fracktivist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fracktivists [plural]
Etymology: Blend of fracking + activist Etymology templates: {{blend|en|fracking|activist}} Blend of fracking + activist Head templates: {{en-noun}} fracktivist (plural fracktivists)
  1. An activist who opposes fracking.
    Sense id: en-fracktivist-en-noun-jvblPiCP Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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