Etymology dictionary. 2014.
luddite — ● luddite nom masculin (anglais luddite, de Ludd, nom propre) Membre d une des bandes d ouvriers du textile anglais, menés par Ned Ludd, qui, de 1811 à 1813 et en 1816, s organisèrent pour détruire les machines, accusées de provoquer le chômage.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Luddite — Lud‧dite [ˈlʌdaɪt] noun [countable] disapproving someone who is strongly opposed to using modern machinery and methods: • Luddites who insist on using traditional telephones * * * Luddite UK US /ˈlʌdaɪt/ noun [C] ► someone who is against the… … Financial and business terms
Luddite — , LUDDITE RIOTS Technical improvements may develop at the expense of dislocated lives. That sociological problem confronted Ned Ludd of Leicestershire, England, a half witted laborer who proceeded to take the matter in hand by smashing two… … Dictionary of eponyms
Luddite — Lud dite, n. One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for six years (1811 17) tried to prevent the use of labor saving machinery by breaking it, burning factories, etc.; so called from Ned Lud, a half witted man who some years… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Luddite — ► NOUN 1) a member of any of the bands of English workers who opposed mechanization and destroyed machinery in the early 19th century. 2) a person opposed to industrialization or new technology. DERIVATIVES Luddism noun Ludditism noun. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
Luddite — [lud′īt΄] n. [said to be after a Ned Lud, feebleminded man who smashed two frames belonging to a Leicestershire employer ( c. 1779)] 1. any of a group of workers in England (1811 16) who smashed new labor saving textile machinery in protest… … English World dictionary
Luddite — The Leader of the Luddites, engraving of 1812 The Luddites were a social movement of 19th century English textile artisans who protested – often by destroying mechanised looms – against the changes produced by the Industrial Revolution … Wikipedia
Luddite (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Luddite Type = EP Artist = Grotus Released = 1992 Recorded = August 1992 at Dancing Dog Studio s, Emeryville, CA Genre = Experimental Industrial rock Length = Original: 15:34 Re issue: 21:38 Label = Spirit Music Industries… … Wikipedia
Luddite — /ˈlʌdaɪt/ (say luduyt) noun 1. a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organised to destroy manufacturing machinery, believing that its use diminished employment. 2. Also, neo Luddite. a person who opposes the… …
Luddite — Luddisme Représentation figurée du chef des luddites (Mai 1812). Le luddisme est, selon l expression de l historien Edward P. Thompson, un « conflit industriel violent »[1] qui a opposé dans les années 1811 1812 des artis … Wikipédia en Français
