antimechanist
/ˌæntiˈmɛkənɪst/
noun
- A person who opposes or is skeptical of mechanical or technological progress, especially in industry or daily life.
- The debate between the engineer and the antimechanist grew heated at the town meeting.
- As an antimechanist, she preferred handmade furniture over mass-produced items.
- The antimechanist argued that factories were destroying traditional crafts.
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adjective
- Opposing or rejecting mechanical methods, machines, or technology.
- She wrote an antimechanist essay criticizing the rise of automation in agriculture.
- The group published an antimechanist manifesto calling for a return to manual labor.
- His antimechanist views led him to live off the grid without any modern appliances.