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Luddite Definition

Lud·dite (lud′īt′)

noun

  1. any of a group of workers in England (1811-16) who smashed new labor-saving textile machinery in protest against unemployment and reduced wages
  2. a person opposed in principle to technological change: a pejorative term

Etymology: said to be after a Ned Lud, feebleminded man who smashed two frames belonging to a Leicestershire employer (c. 1779)

adjective

of or relating to Luddites

Luddite Finance Definition

An opponent of technology. The term comes from Ned Ludd, a leader of workmen in England who conducted campaigns early in the 19th century against replacing workers with machines.

Luddite Telecom Definition

A pejorative term for someone who opposes technological or industrial innovation, especially if it automates manual functions or processes.The term originates in an unconfirmed folk legend about a feebleminded English (Nottinghamshire or Leicestershire) textile worker named Ted Ludd who smashed (c. 1779) two stocking knitting frames with a hammer to protest beatings by his master. The Luddites (1811

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