troglodyte.
A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
Meaning & usage
A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
Anything that lives underground.
The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes.
The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.
A person who chooses not to keep up to date with the latest software and hardware.
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Trōglodytae (“cave-dwelling people”), from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “to get into”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.