Luddites

[ (lud-eyets) ]

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Opponents of the introduction of labor-saving machinery. The original Luddites, followers of a legendary Ned Ludd, were British laborers of the early nineteenth century who smashed textile-making machines that threatened their jobs.

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Contemporary opponents of technological change are sometimes called “Luddites.”

Words nearby Luddites

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Example sentences from the Web for Luddites

Graedon comes down firmly on the side of the luddites, but her vision of the future is less alarmist than alarmingly within reach.
This Week’s Hot Reads: April 21, 2014|Thomas Flynn|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paul Krugman has a column today on a topic you don't normally get much of from economists: sympathy for the Luddites.
When Work Disappears|Megan McArdle|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Among the numerous manufacturers whose works were attacked by the Luddites, was the inventor of the bobbin-net machine himself.
Self-Help|Samuel Smiles
Bill had dropped in, and they sat talking of the doings of the Luddites till it was later than usual.
Through the Fray|G. A. Henty

I suppose it will not be for very long, for I expect that we shall not hear very much more of the Luddites.
Through the Fray|G. A. Henty
Fourteen of the others were hung, as were five Luddites who were tried before another tribunal.
Through the Fray|G. A. Henty
Luddites was a name given to malcontents who went about destroying labor-saving machinery.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

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