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Luddite

Syllabification: (Lud·dite)
Pronunciation: /ˈlədˌīt/

Definition of Luddite

noun

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

Derivatives

Luddism

Pronunciation: /-ˌizəm/

noun

Ludditism

Pronunciation: /-ˌītˌizəm/

noun

Origin:

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

Luddite in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Luddite in the British & World English dictionary

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