# greenie

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #97,078

## Definitions
1. An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.
2. A member of the Australian Greens.
3. A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.
4. An unripe fruit.
5. A beginner, a novice; a greenhorn.
6. A small, green object.
7. A small, green object.
8. A small, green object.
9. Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
10. Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
11. Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
12. Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
13. An Atlantic thread herring (Opisthonema oglinum), a herring-like fish in the family Clupeidae.
14. The yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus), a fish in the family Sebastidae.
15. Diminutive of greenback.
16. The player whose ball is closest to the hole on a par-3 hole after the first shot (drive), in the case when multiple players reach the green on that first shot and the player with the closest ball sinks the ball within the next two shots.
17. A Green Beret.

## Etymology
From green + -ie. Environmentalist sense first attested in Australia in 1973, referring to trade unionists who supported green bans.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/greenie