Luddite Definition

lŭdīt
noun
Any of a group of workers in England (1811-16) who smashed new labor-saving textile machinery in protest against unemployment and reduced wages.
Webster's New World
A person opposed in principle to technological change.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or relating to Luddites.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Luddite

Noun

Singular:
Luddite
Plural:
luddites

Origin of Luddite

  • After Ned Ludd , an English laborer who was supposed to have destroyed weaving machinery around 1779

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After Ned Ludd, a legendary example. See -ite.

    From Wiktionary

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