Luddites

[ (lud-eyets) ]

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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notes for Luddites

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
The attitude of the Luddites had become more openly threatening.
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
The attack on the mill has come at last and we have given the Luddites a handsome thrashing.
Through the Fray|G. A. Henty
In November many Luddites were convicted, and sixteen were executed by sentence of a special commission sitting at York.
The Political History of England - Vol XI|George Brodrick

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