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(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

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Luddite

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Luddite

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈlʌ.daɪt/

Noun

historical broadly derogatory often informal

(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

Japanese Meaning

19世紀初頭のイギリスの繊維工場労働者で、導入される機械が自らの生計を脅かすと考え、機械を破壊するなどの行動を取った集団

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The Luddite smashed the new power loom in a desperate attempt to save his fellow workers' jobs.

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生活を脅かすとして機械を破壊した、19世紀初頭のイギリスの織物労働者の一人は、新しい動力織機を破壊して仲間の職を守ろうと必死になった。

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Sense（1）

(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

Sense（2）

(by extension, often derogatory) Someone who opposes technological change.

[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?

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Sense（3）

(by extension, casual) One who lives among nature, forsaking technology.

Luddites

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