Today's #Boebertian word of the day
Lud·dite | ˈlədˌīt |
noun
1 derogatory a person opposed to new technology or ways of working: a small-minded Luddite resisting progress | I'm not a Luddite, after all I work with the internet for my job.
2 historical a member of any of the
Lud·dite | ˈlədˌīt |
noun
1 derogatory a person opposed to new technology or ways of working: a small-minded Luddite resisting progress | I'm not a Luddite, after all I work with the internet for my job.
2 historical a member of any of the
bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, especially in cotton and woolen mills, that they believed was threatening their jobs (1811–16).
adjective
1 derogatory opposed to new technology or ways of working: this bill is really a Luddite approach
adjective
1 derogatory opposed to new technology or ways of working: this bill is really a Luddite approach
to science | there'll still be plenty of Luddite customers like me who are yet to embrace the future.
2 historical denoting or relating to the 19th-century Luddites who destroyed machinery that they believed was threatening their jobs: the Luddite movement | the Luddite
2 historical denoting or relating to the 19th-century Luddites who destroyed machinery that they believed was threatening their jobs: the Luddite movement | the Luddite
outbreaks of 1812.
DERIVATIVES
Luddism | ˈləˌdizəm | noun
Ludditism | -ˌītˌizəm | noun
ORIGIN
early 19th century: perhaps named after Ned Lud, a participant in the destruction of machinery, + -ite1.
DERIVATIVES
Luddism | ˈləˌdizəm | noun
Ludditism | -ˌītˌizəm | noun
ORIGIN
early 19th century: perhaps named after Ned Lud, a participant in the destruction of machinery, + -ite1.
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