noun
troglodyte
Troglodyte (noun) means a member of an imagined ancient people believed to have lived in caves.
noun
1
A member of an imagined ancient people believed to have lived in caves.
2
Any creature that lives below the ground.
"The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes."
"Inhabited as early as the Gallo-Roman era, the caves of the troglodytes are slighted in guidebooks, naturally overshadowed by the chateaus of the kings."
— Josephine Humphreys, The Loire Valley, Land of Kings and Troglodytes (1997)
3
The common wren, a small bird found across Europe and Asia.
4
(informal) A person who keeps to themselves, resists change and behaves in a rough or old-fashioned way.
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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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What is the meaning of troglodyte?
"troglodyte" (noun) means a member of an imagined ancient people believed to have lived in caves.
What is another word for troglodyte?
Other words for "troglodyte" include solitudinarian, solitary, hermit, recluse.
What are the different meanings of troglodyte?
"troglodyte" has 3 main meanings: 1. A member of an imagined ancient people believed to have lived in caves; 2. Any creature that lives below the ground; 3. The common wren, a small bird found across Europe and Asia.
