"antimachinist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: antimachinists [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + machine + -ist. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|anti|machine|ist}} anti- + machine + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} antimachinist (plural antimachinists)
  1. Someone who is hostile to machinery; a Luddite
    Sense id: en-antimachinist-en-noun-6148IvTE
  2. (politics) An opponent of a political machine Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-antimachinist-en-noun-M8YY73K~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 6 94 Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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