neophobe

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neo- +‎ -phobe

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neophobe (plural neophobes)

  1. One who dislikes new or novel things.
    • 1995, Intermedia, volume 23, page 4:
      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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