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luddite

UK
/ˈlʌdaɪt/
US
/ˈlʌdaɪt/

Translations

ludditenoun
luddites
pl
UK
/ˈlʌdaɪt/
US
/ˈlʌdaɪt/
The luddite refused to use the new technology at work.
Луддит отказался использовать новую технологию на работе.
Synonyms
dissenter
traditionalist
reactionary
anti-technologist
ludditeadjective
more luddite
Comp.
most luddite
Super.
UK
/ˈlʌdaɪt/
US
/ˈlʌˌdaɪt/
Used attributively to describe people, attitudes, or policies that resist new technology.
Synonyms
old-fashioned
anti-modern
backward-looking
reactionary
technophobic
anti-technology
technology-averse
anti-technological
tech-averse

Definitions

ludditenoun
A person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology.
As a luddite, she refused to use a smartphone and preferred her old flip phone.
A member of the early-19th-century English workers who destroyed machinery that they believed threatened their jobs.
Historically, Luddites broke into textile mills to smash the new mechanical looms.
ludditeadjective
Opposed to, or slow to adopt, new technology or industrial change.
The company’s luddite stance kept it from investing in cloud computing.
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