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Lud·dite
 Luddite
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- pronunciation:
- luh
daIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
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any of a group of British laborers who between 1811 and 1816 destroyed industrial machinery in the belief that its use produced unemployment.
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| derivations: |
Luddism (n.), Ludditism (n.) |
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