technophobe

English

Etymology

techno- +‎ -phobe

Noun

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

Etymology

From techno- +‎ -phobe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛk.nɔ.fɔb/

Adjective

technophobe (plural technophobes)

1. technophobic (technology-fearing)

Related terms

• technophobie