technophobe

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

techno- +‎ -phobe

Noun[edit]

technophobe (plural technophobes)

  1. Somebody who suffers from technophobia; somebody afraid of new technology.
    My Dad can't answer his mobile phone. He's a real technophobe.
    • 1995 May 7, Kenneth B. Noble, “Prominent Anarchist Finds Unsought Ally in Serial Bomber”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      "It's kind of unfortunate that it depends on spectacular violence by somebody, or whoever it is, to get it into print," said that man, John Zerzan, a leading pamphleteer and self-described anarchist and technophobe who has become a guru of sorts for anti-technology leftists.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From techno- +‎ -phobe.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

technophobe (plural technophobes)

  1. technophobic (technology-fearing)

Related terms[edit]