Definitions for ludditeˈlʌd aɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Lud•diteˈlʌd aɪt(n.)
a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) who destroyed industrial machinery in the belief that its use diminished employment.
Category: Western History
any opponent of new technologies or of technological change.
Origin of Luddite:
1805–15; after Ned Ludd, 18th-cent. Leicestershire worker who originated the idea; see -ite1
Princeton's WordNet
Luddite(noun)
any opponent of technological progress
Luddite(noun)
one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
Wiktionary
Luddite(Noun)
Any of a group of early 19th century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.
Luddite(Noun)
Someone who opposes technological change.
Origin: After Ned Ludd, a legendary example. See -ite.
Webster Dictionary
Luddite(noun)
one of a number of riotous persons in England, who for six years (1811-17) tried to prevent the use of labor-saving machinery by breaking it, burning factories, etc.; -- so called from Ned Lud, a half-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames
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