Definitions for Luddite

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Luddite Lud·dite

Spelling: [luhd-ahyt]

IPA: /ˈlʌd aɪt/

Luddite is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 117 anagrams from letters in Luddite (ddeiltu).

Definitions for Luddite

noun

1. 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.
2. someone who is opposed or resistant to new technologies or technological change.

Origin of Luddite

1805-15; after Ned Ludd, 18th-century Leicestershire worker who originated the idea; see -ite¹

Examples for Luddite

During the autumn and winter of 1811 "Luddite" riots broke out among the stocking-weavers of Nottingham.

Anyhow from that time the Luddite conspiracy ceased to be formidable.

Not unnaturally, without work and without food, these handworkers The Luddite riots.

After this wholesale act of severity the Luddite disturbances soon came to an end.

Luddite Rantings: A Historical Critique of Big Technology.

They have a weirdly jubilant streak that defuses any hint of a Luddite subtext.

Still the Luddite Riots must not be forgotten, for, at one time, they threatened to be somewhat serious.

Though I have a reputation for being a Luddite, I actually love the new digital technology and its artistic possibilities.