Luddite
aɪt noun
a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment.
Origin:
1805–15; after Ned Ludd, 18th-century Leicestershire worker who originated the idea; see -ite1
1805–15; after Ned Ludd, 18th-century Leicestershire worker who originated the idea; see -ite1
Related forms
Lud·dism, Lud·dit·ism, noun
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Luddite (ˈlʌdaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of the textile workers opposed to mechanization who rioted and organized machine-breaking between 1811 and 1816 |
| 2. | any opponent of industrial change or innovation |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or relating to the Luddites |
| [C19: alleged to be named after Ned Ludd, an 18th-century Leicestershire workman, who destroyed industrial machinery] | |
| 'Luddism | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
Luddite
1811, from name taken by an organized band of weavers who destroyed machinery in Midlands and northern England 1811-16 for fear it would deprive them of work. Supposedly from Ned Ludd, a Leicestershire worker who in 1779 had done the same before through insanity (but the story was first told in 1847).
Applied to modern rejecters of automation and technology from at least 1961.
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