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   troglodyte

   /ˈtrɒɡlədʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. (especially in prehistoric times) a person who lived in a cave.
   • ▪ a hermit.
   • ▪ a person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned.

   Word Origin late 15th century: via Latin from Greek trōglodutēs, alteration of the name of an Ethiopian people, influenced by trōglē ‘hole’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. troglodytic adjective
   • 2. troglodytical adjective
   • 3. troglodytism noun

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   A troglodyte is a person who lives or is reputed to live in caves, or who has reclusive or outdated attitudes. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of troglodyte from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   A troglodyte is a person who lives in a cave, especially in prehistoric times, or a stupid person with old-fashioned views. Learn more about the word's origin, usage and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   A troglodyte is a person who lives in a cave, especially in prehistoric times, or a stupid person with old-fashioned views. Learn more about the word, its usage and its origin from the Cambridge Dictionary website.

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   a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character. a person living in seclusion. a person unacquainted with affairs of the world. an animal living underground. troglodyte. / ˈtrɒɡləˌdaɪt; ˌtrɒɡləˈdɪtɪk / noun. a cave dweller, esp one of the prehistoric peoples thought to have lived in caves. informal.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTROGLODYTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. any of the prehistoric people who lived in caves; cave man. 2. a. a person who chooses to live alone in seclusion; recluse.

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   n. 1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a cave dweller, esp one of the prehistoric peoples thought to have lived in caves. 2. informal a person who lives alone and appears eccentric. [C16: via Latin from Greek trōglodutēs one who enters caves, from trōglē hole + duein to enter] troglodytic, ˌtrogloˈdytical adj.

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   A troglodyte is a person who lives all alone, in seclusion. You could call this type a "hermit" or a "recluse," but it's more fun to say troglodyte.