troglodyte definition - Dictionary

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trog·lo·dyte [ trógglə dt ] (plural trog·lo·dytes)

noun

Definition:

1. cave dweller: somebody living in a cave, especially somebody who belonged to a prehistoric cave-dwelling community

2. somebody living in seclusion: a solitary person who lives alone, especially somebody who is antisocial or unconventional

[Late 15th century. Via Latin Troglodyta< Greek Trōglodutai "ones who enter a hole," alteration of Trōgodutai, an Ethiopian people]

trog·lo·dyt·ic [ trògglə díttik ] adjective