luddite
1 of 1noun/ˈlʌdaɪt/
Forms:luddites
1
a person who opposes new technology or change, especially in the workplace, often because it replaces jobs
- The luddite refused to use the new computer system.
- Some people in the town were considered luddites due to their dislike of modern machines.
- He was called a luddite because he preferred older methods of doing things.
- Her resistance to smartphones made her seem like a luddite to her peers.
- The luddite protested the factory's use of robots instead of human workers.
2
a member of a group of early 19th-century English workers who protested against the use of machinery that threatened their jobs, often by destroying the machines
- The Luddites destroyed textile machines during the Industrial Revolution.
- Luddites were mostly skilled workers who feared losing their jobs to new machines.
- The government harshly punished the Luddites for their actions.
- Luddites believed that machinery was ruining their way of life.