LUDDITE


Meaning of LUDDITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlə-ˌdīt ]

noun

Etymology: perhaps from Ned Ludd, 18th century Leicestershire workman who destroyed a knitting frame

Date: 1811

: one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest ; broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change

• Luddite adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.