luddite

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun any opponent of technological progress
noun one of the 19th century English workmen who destroyed laborsaving machinery that they thought would cause unemployment

Through the Fray: A Story of the Luddite Riots. — The Dash for Khartoum: A Tale of the Nile Expedition, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots. — At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The pace of the Industrial Revolution was thus accelerated; and in this, its third phase, the far-reaching change brought distress to the homes of the weavers, as was to be seen in the Luddite riots of 1810–11. — William Pitt and national revival, J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

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