"monkey-wrencher" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1989, Roderick Frazier Nash, The Rights of Nature: A History of Environmental Ethics, University of Wisconsin Press, page 196",
          "text": "Howie Wolke, an Earth First! founder and frequent monkey-wrencher, thought \"conventional tactics\" and \"non-violent direct action\" were worthwhile techniques for environmentalists.",
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          "ref": "2010, James Bishop, Epitaph For A Desert Anarchist: The Life And Legacy Of Edward Abbey, Simon and Schuster, page 132",
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