[ 'lʌdʌɪt ]
■ noun
1》 a member of any of the bands of English workers who opposed mechanization and destroyed machinery in the early 19th century.
2》 derogatory a person opposed to industrialization or new technology.
Derivatives
Luddism noun
Ludditism noun
Origin
perh. named after Ned Lud , a participant in the destruction of machinery, + -ite 1 .