Luddite |ˈlədˌīt|
NOUN
a member of any of the bands of English workers who destroyed machinery, esp. in cotton and woolen mills, that they believed was threatening their jobs (1811–16).
• a person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology: a small-minded Luddite resisting progress.
DERIVATIVES
Luddism |-ˌizəm|noun,
Ludditism |-ˌītˌizəm|noun
ORIGIN
Perhaps named after Ned Lud, a participant in the destruction of machinery, + -ite1.