luddite
Advancedzipf 2.24Pronunciation
/ˈlʌdaɪt/(LUD-yte)
Part of speech
nounneutral
Chinese
反对新技术的人;守旧者
Definition
A person opposed to new technology or ways of working.
Word family
- Luddism/ˈlʌdɪzəm/(n)反技术主义
Collocations
- self-confessed luddite
- technological luddite
- a bit of a luddite
- neo-luddite
Examples
- 1.My grandfather is a complete luddite — he still refuses to use email. (technology-averse person)
- 2.She was no luddite, but she questioned whether every process needed an app. (opposed to technology)
Synonyms
- technophobe/ˈtɛknəfəʊb/— fearful of technology
- traditionalist/trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst/— preferring old ways
- conservative/kənˈsɜːvətɪv/— resistant to change
Etymology
from Ned Ludd, a possibly fictional English worker said to have destroyed weaving machinery around 1779 — his name became a rallying cry for workers who smashed industrial machines in the early 1800s