Thesaurus: luddite

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1. n. 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.
2. n. any opponent of technological progress
3. n. one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment
4. 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. J. & H. Smith. H. Martineau.
5. One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for sixyears (1811-17) tried to prevent the use of labor-saving machinery bybreaking it, burning factories, etc.; -- so called from Ned Lud, ahalf-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames.J. & H. Smith. H. Martineau.
6. j:25/n:75 n. any opponent of technological progress n. one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment