Luddite

 
Pronunciation: /ˈlʌdʌɪt/

noun

  • a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, especially in cotton and woollen mills, which they believed was threatening their jobs (1811–16).
  • derogatory a person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology: a small-minded Luddite resisting progress

Derivatives

Luddism

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌdɪz(ə)m/
noun

Ludditism

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌdɪtɪz(ə)m/
noun

Origin:

perhaps named after Ned Lud, a participant in the destruction of machinery, + -ite1