LUDDITE
\lˈʌda͡ɪt], \lˈʌdaɪt], \l_ˈʌ_d_aɪ_t]\
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any opponent of technological progress
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one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed labor-saving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
By Princeton University
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any opponent of technological progress
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one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed labor-saving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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