"Luddite" meaning in English

See Luddite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlʌ.daɪt/ [UK, US], [ˈlʌ.ɾaɪt] [US], [ˈlʌ.ɾʌit] [Canada] Audio: en-us-Luddite.ogg , en-ca-Luddite.opus , en-au-Luddite.ogg Forms: Luddites [plural]
enPR: lŭdʹīt [UK, US] Etymology: Named after Ned Ludd, a legendary example, + -ite. Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Ned Ludd}} Ned Ludd, {{named-after|en|Ned Ludd|wplink==}} Named after Ned Ludd, {{suffix|en||-ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} Luddite (plural Luddites)
  1. (historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood. Tags: historical Categories (topical): People Translations (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery): ludita [masculine] (Czech), luddiitti (Finnish), luddite [masculine] (French), Luddit [masculine] (German), Maschinenstürmer [masculine] (German), Maschinenstürmerin [feminine] (German), ラッダイト (raddaito) (Japanese), ludditt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), luddysta [masculine] (Polish), ludista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), лудди́т (luddít) [masculine] (Russian), ludista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), luddit [common-gender] (Swedish), maskinstormare [common-gender] (Swedish), luddist (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Luddite-en-noun-XQbIalBp Disambiguation of People: 47 28 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ite, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 22 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ite: 76 12 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 18 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 16 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 25 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 55 24 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 59 22 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 20 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 19 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 55 24 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 61 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 61 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 60 21 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 55 24 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 61 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 65 17 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 62 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 62 20 18 Disambiguation of '19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery': 63 18 18
  2. (by extension, often derogatory) Someone who opposes technological change. Tags: broadly, derogatory, often Translations (one opposing technological change): ludita [masculine] (Czech), luddiitti (Finnish), Maschinenstürmer [masculine] (German), Maschinenstürmerin [feminine] (German), luddita (Hungarian), ludditt [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), teknologipessimist [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), luddysta [masculine] (Polish), ludista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), ludista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), bakåtsträvare [common-gender] (Swedish), luddit [common-gender] (Swedish), maskinstormare [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Luddite-en-noun-h92qFYdT Disambiguation of 'one opposing technological change': 5 75 19
  3. (by extension, casual) One who lives among nature, forsaking technology. Tags: broadly, informal
    Sense id: en-Luddite-en-noun-oerKmEDD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neo-Luddism, neo-Luddite

Inflected forms

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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2012 October 24, David Leonhardt, “Standard of Living Is in the Shadows as Election Issue”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "[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?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone who opposes technological change."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "oppose",
          "oppose"
        ],
        [
          "technological",
          "technological"
        ],
        [
          "change",
          "change"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, often derogatory) Someone who opposes technological change."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "derogatory",
        "often"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "One who lives among nature, forsaking technology."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ],
        [
          "nature",
          "nature"
        ],
        [
          "forsaking",
          "forsake"
        ],
        [
          "technology",
          "technology"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension, casual) One who lives among nature, forsaking technology."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "lŭdʹīt",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlʌ.daɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlʌ.ɾaɪt]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlʌ.ɾʌit]",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ludita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "word": "luddiitti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luddite"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Luddit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maschinenstürmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Maschinenstürmerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "raddaito",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "word": "ラッダイト"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ludditt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luddysta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ludista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "luddít",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "лудди́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ludista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "luddit"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "maskinstormare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery",
      "word": "luddist"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ludita"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "word": "luddiitti"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Maschinenstürmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Maschinenstürmerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "word": "luddita"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ludditt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "teknologipessimist"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "luddysta"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ludista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ludista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "bakåtsträvare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "luddit"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one opposing technological change",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "maskinstormare"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Luddite"
  ],
  "word": "Luddite"
}

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