Luddite
Pronunciation : Lud"dite
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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 previously had broken stocking frames. J. & H. Smith. H. Martineau.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913