Luddite

/[ˈlʌ.ɾaɪt]/

Synonyms for "luddite" (1 found)

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Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

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6 entries

derived

2 entries

etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

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is a

2 entries

related to

9 entries

Translations

38 translations across 15 languages.

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Czech

2 entries
  • ludita noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • ludita noun (one opposing technological change)

Danish

2 entries
  • luddit noun (one opposing technological change)
  • maskinstormer noun (one opposing technological change)

Finnish

2 entries
  • luddiitti noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • luddiitti noun (one opposing technological change)

French

2 entries
  • luddiste noun (one opposing technological change)
  • luddite noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)

German

4 entries
  • Luddit noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • Maschinenstürmer noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • Maschinenstürmer noun (one opposing technological change)
  • Maschinenstürmerin noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • luddita noun (one opposing technological change)

Italian

3 entries
  • luddista noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • luddista noun (one opposing technological change)
  • neoluddista noun (one opposing technological change)

Japanese

1 entries
  • ラッダイト noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • ludditt noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • ludditt noun (one opposing technological change)
  • teknologipessimist noun (one opposing technological change)

Polish

2 entries
  • luddysta noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • luddysta noun (one opposing technological change)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • ludista noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • ludista noun (one opposing technological change)

Russian

1 entries
  • лудди́т noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)

Spanish

4 entries
  • luddita noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • luddita noun (one opposing technological change)
  • ludista noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • ludista noun (one opposing technological change)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bakåtsträvare noun (one opposing technological change)
  • luddit noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)
  • luddit noun (one opposing technological change)
  • maskinstormare noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)

Turkish

1 entries
  • luddist noun (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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Tom is a Luddite.

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I'm a Luddite.

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I'm not a Luddite.

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Nick is a bit of a Luddite when it comes to new apps. He still hasn't downloaded TikTok.

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