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luddite - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'luddite' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Luddite [ 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.