bakåtsträvare

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From bakåt (backwards) +‎ sträva (strive) +‎ -are (-er).

Noun

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bakåtsträvare c

  1. someone habitually opposed to (e.g. societal or technological) change, perhaps also wanting to see some changes that have already been made rolled back; a reactionary, a Luddite
    Kalla mig bakåtsträvare om ni vill, men allt var bättre förr
    Call me a Luddite if you want, but everything was better in the past

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