eco-toff

eco-toff
 n.— «He is also known as one of the country’s leading “eco-toffs,” those young men and women who use their inherited wealth to promote environmental causes.» —“Eco-warrior sets sail to save oceans from ‘plastic death’” by Robin McKie The Observer (United Kingdom) Apr. 13, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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