troglodyte

views updated Jun 08 2018

trog·lo·dyte / ˈträgləˌdīt/ • n. (esp. in prehistoric times) a person who lived in a cave. ∎  a hermit. ∎  a person who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned.DERIVATIVES: trog·lo·dyt·ic / ˌträgləˈditik/ adj.trog·lo·dyt·ism / -dīˌtizəm/ n.

troglodyte

views updated May 18 2018

troglodyte cave-dweller (chiefly prehistoric). XVI. — L. trōglodyta — G. trōglodútēs, corrupt form of trōgodútēs, after trōglē hole.

troglodyte

views updated May 17 2018

troglodyte A cave-dweller.