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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLuddite
/ˈlʌd.aɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person opposed to new technology, especially new devices and automated systems.
"My grandfather is a total luddite who refuses to own a smartphone or use the internet." - 2
A member of any of various bands of 19th-century English workers who destroyed industrial machinery in protest.
"The historical Luddites feared that automated looms would permanently destroy their livelihoods."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Ned Ludd, a mythical 18th-century English weaver who supposedly smashed textile machinery in protest. Originally referring to 19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery that threatened their jobs, the term evolved to broadly describe anyone opposed to new technology.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Luddite" is said worldwide
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luddite
Transliteration: lydit
"Il est un vrai luddite qui refuse d'utiliser l'intelligence artificielle."
Technikfeind
Transliteration: Technikfeind
"Als Technikfeind boykottiert er modernste Computergeräte."
luddita
Transliteration: luddita
"Mio padre è un luddita convinto che non vuole comprare uno smartphone."
ludita
Transliteration: ludita
"Se comporta como un ludita respecto a las nuevas tecnologías digitales."
ludita
Transliteration: ludita
"Ele é um ludita que rejeita o uso de inteligência artificial no trabalho."
तकनीक-विरोधी
Transliteration: takneek-virodhi
"वह एक तकनीक-विरोधी व्यक्ति है जो नए गैजेट्स का उपयोग नहीं करता।"
勒德分子
Transliteration: lè dé fēn zǐ
"他是一个反对新技术的勒德分子。"
러다이트
Transliteration: reodaiteu
"그는 첨단 기술을 거부하는 현대의 러다이트다."
ラッダイト
Transliteration: raddaito
"彼は新しいテクノロジーを嫌うラッダイト的なところがある。"
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