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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024Lud•dite /ˈlʌdaɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- World Historya member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) who destroyed industrial machinery in the belief that its use reduced the number of jobs.
- any opponent of new technologies or of technological change.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Lud•dite (lud′īt),USA pronunciation n. - World Historya member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment.
- 1805–15; after Ned Ludd, 18th-century Leicestershire worker who originated the idea; see -ite1
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