Luddite

luddite English 2009 January 9 Alternative forms en luddite Etymology en Ned Ludd =, a legendary 18th century example, en -ite. The surname is uncommon and of uncertain origin, but compare ang hlud loud, famous. Pronunciation en Lud dite lŭdʹīt UK,US, en /ˈlʌ.daɪt/ en [ˈlʌ.ɾaɪt] US en en-us-Luddite.ogg US en [ˈlʌ.ɾʌit] CA en en-ca-Luddite.opus CA en en-au-Luddite.ogg AU Noun en historical Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood. en 2022 R. F. Kuang Babel HarperVoyager 482 (footnote) 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, targeted attacks. (And, while it is true the Luddite movement ultimately failed, it was only after Parliament had mobilized twelve thousand troops to put it down – more troops than had fought in the Peninsular War.) en by extension often pejorative Someone who opposes technological change. en neo-Luddite en David Leonhardt Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue The New York Times 2012-10-24 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/race-for-president-leaves-income-slump-in-shadows.html 0362-4331 [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? https://web.archive.org/web/20221211083319/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/us/politics/race-for-president-leaves-income-slump-in-shadows.html 11 December 2022 en by extension informal One who lives among nature, forsaking technology. Derived terms en Ludditism neo-Luddism neo-Luddite technoluddite Translations 19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery Czech: cs ludita m Finnish: fi luddiitti French: fr luddite m German: de Luddit m, de Maschinenstürmer m, de Maschinenstürmerin f Hindi: hi लडवादी m f Italian: it luddista mfbysense Japanese: ja ラッダイト raddaito Norwegian: Bokmål: nb ludditt m Polish: pl luddysta m Portuguese: pt ludista mfbysense Russian: ru лудди́т m Spanish: es ludista mfbysense, es ludita mfbysense, es luddita mfbysense Swedish: sv luddit c, sv maskinstormare c Turkish: tr luddist one opposing technological change Czech: cs ludita m Danish: da maskinstormer c, da luddit c Finnish: fi luddiitti French: fr luddiste m f German: de Maschinenstürmer m, de Maschinenstürmerin f Hindi: hi लडवादी m f Hungarian: hu luddita Italian: it luddista mfbysense, it neoluddista mfbysense Norwegian: Bokmål: nb ludditt m, nb teknologipessimist m Polish: pl luddysta m Portuguese: pt ludista mfbysense Spanish: es ludista mfbysense, es ludita mfbysense, es luddita mfbysense, es inmovilista m f Swedish: sv bakåtsträvare c, sv luddit c, sv maskinstormare c Further reading Anagrams en ddeiltu diluted en People