troglodyte
4 synonyms for troglodyte, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A member of an imagined ancient people believed to have lived in caves.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin Trōglodytae ("cave-dwelling people"), which came from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, "one who dwells in holes"), itself formed from τρώγλη (trṓglē, "hole") and δύω (dúō, "to get into").
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