Neophobe

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who dislikes new or novel things.

    "While mankind is generally ambivalent about a new technology until it directly affects pockets or perceptions, the pundits are out in force with this one, and already we are seeing tensions between neophiles and neophobes."

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"While mankind is generally ambivalent about a new technology until it directly affects pockets or perceptions, the pundits are out in force with this one, and already we are seeing tensions between neophiles and neophobes."

Etymology

From neo- + -phobe.

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