luddite

[US]/'lʌdait/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. A person in the early 19th century British handicraft workers who opposes mechanization.

Example Sentences

He is often labeled as a luddite for his resistance to using smartphones.

The luddite refused to use any technology more advanced than a typewriter.

As a luddite, she prefers reading physical books over e-books.

The luddite was skeptical of the benefits of automation in the workplace.

Despite being a luddite, he still uses a basic flip phone.

The luddite preferred writing letters by hand instead of sending emails.

She was considered a luddite for her aversion to social media.

The luddite insisted on using a paper map instead of GPS for navigation.

Being a luddite, he preferred vinyl records to digital music.

The luddite was resistant to adopting new technology in the workplace.

Real-world Examples

Now I am not a Luddite, I treasure the benefits of technological advance to our lives and our relationships.

Source: Celebrity High School Opening Speech

We've got Stephen King being like, ah, being a Luddite is is futile.

Source: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

You know, I'm a little bit of a Luddite, I will confess.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) October 2017 Collection

Do you think it's still fair to say that this is a sort of Luddite movement?

Source: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

Mr Susskind is no Luddite: he does not imagine tech's power could be eliminated, even if that were desirable.

Source: The Economist Culture

Bushwick: And it's not just in the case of the writers strike that I've heard the term Luddite used.

Source: Science Quickly, from Scientific American

And in that sense, Michael Schur is almost exactly a Luddite.

Source: Freakonomics

The Luddite movement was made up of highly skilled textile workers, the very people who were most familiar with the new industrial technology.

Source: Freakonomics

So when I heard that the author of a new Luddite book had never himself smashed even one single machine, I knew what to do.

Source: Money Earth

But now all of a sudden, you're like a Luddite with the textile looms that you just want to sma — what's the problem there, seriously?

Source: Freakonomics

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