monkey-wrencher
monkey-wrencher noun: an activist who sabotages operations perceived as harmful to the natural environment.
Noun
monkey-wrencher (plural monkey-wrenchers)
- An activist who sabotages operations perceived as harmful to the natural environment.
- Howie Wolke, an Earth First! founder and frequent monkey-wrencher, thought "conventional tactics" and "non-violent direct action" were worthwhile techniques for environmentalists.1989, Roderick Frazier Nash, The Rights of Nature: A History of Environmental Ethics, University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 196
- In reality, says one of his closest friends and an active monkey wrencher who prefers anonymity, “Ed was reporting what he saw around him. Truth be told, monkey wrenching is not even controversial in many areas of the Southwest.[…]2010, James Bishop, Epitaph For A Desert Anarchist: The Life And Legacy Of Edward Abbey, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 132
Forms of monkey-wrencher
| plural | monkey-wrenchers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | monkey wrencher |
| alternative form | monkeywrencher |
Origin of monkey-wrencher
From monkey wrench + -er, see monkeywrenching.
Questions about monkey-wrencher
- What does monkey-wrencher mean?
- Monkey-wrencher means an activist who sabotages operations perceived as harmful to the natural environment.
- What part of speech is monkey-wrencher?
- Monkey-wrencher is a noun.
- What is the plural of monkey-wrencher?
- The plural of monkey-wrencher is monkey-wrenchers.
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