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Luddite¹
- /ˈlʌ.daɪt/ UK, US
- [ˈlʌ.ɾaɪt] US
- [ˈlʌ.ɾʌit] Canada
Where it comes from
Named after Ned Ludd, a legendary 18th century example, + -ite. The surname is uncommon and of uncertain origin, but compare Old English hlud (“loud, famous”).
noun Luddites · luddite
- Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood. For instance, the Luddites, so maligned as technology-fearing machine breakers, were a highly sophisticated insurrectionary movement, composed of small, well-disciplined groups who used disguises and watchwords, raised funds and gathered arms, terrorized their opponents, and carried out well-planned
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Someone who opposes technological change.
[Benjamin Friedman] added, "How long does it take the Luddites to be wrong — a few years, a decade, a couple of decades?" Perhaps just as important, what happens to the workers who happen to be living during a time when the Luddite argument has some truth to it?
Similar: neo-Luddite
- One who lives among nature, forsaking technology.
luddite²
adjective more luddite · most luddite
- Alternative letter-case form of Luddite For me, what luddite success would look like would be a societal shift where we ask ourselves, ‘Why are we burning our planet? Making our lives shittier? Getting rid of every last bit of our autonomy and privacy just to make a few guys rich?’
noun luddites
- Alternative letter-case form of Luddite
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noun 19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery
| Español | ludista, ludita, luddita |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ラッダイト raddaito |
| हिन्दी | लडवादी laḍvādī |
| Português | ludista |
| Français | luddite |
| Deutsch | Luddit, Maschinenstürmer, Maschinenstürmerin |
| Italiano | luddista |
| Русский | лудди́т luddít |
noun one opposing technological change
| Español | ludista, ludita, luddita, inmovilista |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | लडवादी laḍvādī |
| Português | ludista |
| Français | luddiste |
| Deutsch | Maschinenstürmer, Maschinenstürmerin |
| Italiano | luddista, neoluddista |
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