Definitions for luddite
ˈlʌd aɪtlud·dite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Ludditenoun

   any opponent of technological progress

2. Ludditenoun

   one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment

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1. Ludditenoun

   Any of a group of early 19th century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

2. Ludditenoun

   Someone who opposes technological change.

3. Etymology: After Ned Ludd, a legendary example. See -ite.

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1. Luddite

   The Luddites were a secret oath-based organisation of English textile workers in the 19th century who formed a radical faction which destroyed textile machinery. The group is believed to have taken its name from Ned Ludd, a legendary weaver supposedly from Anstey, near Leicester. They protested against manufacturers who used machines in what they called "a fraudulent and deceitful manner" to get around standard labour practices. Luddites feared that the time spent learning the skills of their craft would go to waste, as machines would replace their role in the industry.Many Luddites were owners of workshops that had closed because factories could sell the same products for less. But when workshop owners set out to find a job at a factory, it was very hard to find one because producing things in factories required fewer workers than producing those same things in a workshop. This left many people unemployed and angry.The Luddite movement began in Nottingham in England and culminated in a region-wide rebellion that lasted from 1811 to 1816. Mill and factory owners took to shooting protesters and eventually the movement was suppressed with legal and military force, which included execution and penal transportation of accused and convicted Luddites.Over time, the term has come to mean one opposed to industrialisation, automation, computerisation, or new technologies in general.

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1. luddite

   A Luddite is a person who is opposed to or resistant towards new technology or technological changes, especially industrialization or modernization. The term often refers to someone who resents or fears the increasingly pervasive role of technology in society. It originates from the early 19th century Luddites in Britain who protested against newly developed labor-economizing technologies.

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1. Ludditenoun

   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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1. Luddite

   The Luddites were 19th-century English textile artisans who protested against newly developed labour-saving machinery from 1811 to 1817. The stocking frames, spinning frames and power looms introduced during the Industrial Revolution threatened to replace the artisans with less-skilled, low-wage labourers, leaving them without work. Although the origin of the name Luddite is uncertain, a popular theory is that the movement was named after Ned Ludd, a youth who allegedly smashed two stocking frames in 1779, and whose name had become emblematic of machine destroyers. The name evolved into the imaginary General Ludd or King Ludd, a figure who, like Robin Hood, was reputed to live in Sherwood Forest.

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   The numerical value of luddite in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of luddite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=luddite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Luddite
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luddite
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=luddite