luddite
/ˈlʌ.daɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Luddite.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Luddite.
Example Sentences
- "For instance, the Luddites, so maligned as technology-fearing machine breakers, were a highly sophisticated insurrectionary movement, composed of small, well-disciplined groups who used disguises and watchwords, raised funds and gathered arms, terrorized their opponents, and carried out well-planned, targeted attacks. (And, while it is true the Luddite movement ultimately failed, it was only after Parliament had mobilized twelve thousand troops to put it down – more troops than had fought in the Peninsular War.)"
- "[Benjamin Friedman] added, "How long does it take the Luddites to be wrong — a few years, a decade, a couple of decades?" Perhaps just as important, what happens to the workers who happen to be living during a time when the Luddite argument has some truth to it?"
- "For me, what luddite success would look like would be a societal shift where we ask ourselves, ‘Why are we burning our planet? Making our lives shittier? Getting rid of every last bit of our autonomy and privacy just to make a few guys rich?’"
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlʌ.daɪt/
- British English: /ˈlʌ.daɪt/