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Luddite
Lud·dite L0281600 (lŭd′īt)n.1. Any of a group of British workers who between 1811 and 1816 rioted and destroyed laborsaving textile machinery in the belief that such machinery would diminish employment.2. One who opposes technical or technological change.
[After Ned Ludd, an English laborer who was supposed to have destroyed weaving machinery around 1779.]
Lud′dism n.Luddite (ˈlʌdaɪt) n1. (Historical Terms) any of the textile workers opposed to mechanization who rioted and organized machine-breaking between 1811 and 18162. any opponent of industrial change or innovationadj (Historical Terms) of or relating to the Luddites[C19: alleged to be named after Ned Ludd, an 18th-century Leicestershire workman, who destroyed industrial machinery] ˈLuddism nLud•dite (ˈlʌd aɪt)
n. 1. a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) who destroyed industrial machinery in the belief that its use diminished employment. 2. any opponent of new technologies or of technological change. [1805–15; after Ned Ludd, 18th-century Leicestershire worker who originated the idea; see -ite1] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Luddite - any opponent of technological progressadversary, antagonist, opposer, resister, opponent - someone who offers opposition | | 2. | Luddite - one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemploymentworking man, working person, workingman, workman - an employee who performs manual or industrial labor |
TranslationsLuddite
Luddite English history any of the textile workers opposed to mechanization who rioted and organized machine-breaking between 1811 and 1816 LudditeAn individual who is against technological change. Luddite comes from Englishman Ned Lud, who rose up against his employer in the late 1700s. Subsequently, "Luddites" emerged in other companies to protest and even destroy new machinery that would put them out of a job. A neo-Luddite is a Luddite in the Internet age.
Luddite vs. Technophobe
A Luddite is anti-technology because of personal principles, whereas a technophobe is afraid of computers and high-tech gadgets.MedicalSeemisoneismLuddite
LudditeA term for workers in the early 19th century in Britain who opposed the Industrial Revolution because increased mechanization was changing the economy and leaving them without jobs. The term has come to mean any person who opposes technological changes, especially those that impact the economy.Luddite
Words related to Ludditenoun any opponent of technological progressRelated Words- adversary
- antagonist
- opposer
- resister
- opponent
noun one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemploymentRelated Words- working man
- working person
- workingman
- workman
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