monkeywrenchern.
/ˈmʌŋkɪrɛn(t)ʃə/, U.S. /ˈməŋkiˌrɛn(t)ʃər/ Chiefly North American.
A saboteur, esp. one who acts in the cause of environmentalist protest.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > action > secretly > one that or who
underminer1571
Trojan horse1574
monkeywrencher1978
the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > damage > [noun] > sabotage > one who
saboteur1921
monkeywrencher1978
society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > ecologically motivated > participant or activist
environmental activist1969
environmental campaigner1970
ecoteur1972
eco-raider1973
monkeywrencher1978
eco-terrorist1986
1978 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 72 281 The monkey-wrenchers were those prepared to ‘throw a monkey-wrench’ into efforts to develop Protocol II.
1985 D. Foreman Ecodefense i. 12 Monkeywrenchers are very conscious of the gravity of what they do.
1986 Nation (N.Y.) 18 Oct. 368/1 This motley collection includes Foreman and his band of monkey-wrenchers; grass-roots activists on issues such as hazardous waste and garbage incineration.
1990 New Eng. Monthly Mar. 33/2 Muscular monkeywrenchers showing their ability to..desurvey a mile of road in under 6 minutes.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1978