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Definitions for Troglodyte
[1] a prehistoric cave dweller.
[2] a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character.
[3] a person living in seclusion.
[4] a person unacquainted with affairs of the world.
[5] an animal living underground.
[6] a cave dweller, esp one of the prehistoric peoples thought to have lived in caves
[7] informal a person who lives alone and appears eccentric
Words related to Troglodyte
hermit, flat, loner, leaning, solitary, cenobite, monk, nun, ascetic, solitaire, eremite, anchorite, clod, ruffian, monster, Philistine, lout, boor, hooligan, rascal
Words nearby Troglodyte
trode, troezen, troffer, trog, troglobiont, troglodyte, troglotrema salmincola, trogon, troia, troika, troilism
Origin of Troglodyte
1545–55; < Latin trōglodyta < Greek trōglodýtēs one who creeps into holes, cave dweller, equivalent to trōglo- (combining form of trṓglē a gnawed hole; cf. trogon) + dý(ein ) to creep into + -tēs agent suffix
Other words from Troglodyte
trog·lo·dyt·ic [trog-luh -dit -ik] /ˌtrɒg ləˈdɪt ɪk/ , trog·lo·dyt·i·cal , adjective
trog·lo·dyt·ism [trog -luh -dahy-tiz-uh m] /ˈtrɒg lə daɪˌtɪz əm/ , noun
Word origin for Troglodyte
C16: via Latin from Greek trōglodutēs one who enters caves, from trōglē hole + duein to enter