climate denier

[ klahy-mit di-nahy-er ]

noun

1. a person who does not accept the existence or validity of climate change:

   Most of the summit protestors are climate deniers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of climate denier¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

I don’t want to spend time thinking about the climate deniers and getting angry.

From Outside Online

For decades, the energy industry, using paid-for climate deniers, sowed disinformation.

From Time

“Our unions do not represent climate deniers,” said Sean McGarvey, the president of North America’s Building Trades Unions.

From Washington Post

Jones starts out with some deeply unsatisfying video calls with climate deniers like Marc Morano, a former Republican political aide who now runs a climate-denial website.

From Outside Online

As Ingalsbee said, “You won’t find any climate deniers on the fire line.”

From ProPublica