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extractivist

adj

Etymology

From extractive + -ist.

  1. borrowed from extractum
  2. suffixed as extractive — “extract + ive”
  3. suffixed as extractivist — “extractive + ist”

Definitions

  1. Characterised by seeking to extract as much of a high-demand resource as possible from a…

    Characterised by seeking to extract as much of a high-demand resource as possible from a forested area in as short a time as possible.

    • Discreet extractivisms happen on the local level, but the extractivist mindset has grave implications on the world-system level. The increasingly pervasive and aggressive extractivist paradigm is now a global phenomenon.

  2. Such a person or organisation.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA