Dictionary Definition
troglodyte
Noun
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Noun
- A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
- In the context of "by extension": Anything that lives underground.
- ''The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other 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- A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.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.
Derived terms
Translations
member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived
in caves
- Dutch: Holbewoner , Holenmens (seldom)
- German: Höhlenmensch , Troglodyt (seldom)
anything that lives underground
- Spanish: troglodita m|f
a reclusive or out-of-date person, especially
brutish
- Spanish: troglodita m|f
person who chooses not to keep up-to-date
Extensive Definition
Troglodyte may refer to:
- Troglodytae, an ancient group of people from the African Red Sea coast
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- Troglodites, a fictional Arabian tribe, supposedly descending from the ancient Troglodytae, described in Montesquieu's Persian Letters
- Troglodyte (Dungeons & Dragons), a fictional race of humanoid monsters
Troglodytes may refer to:
- Troglodytes (wren), a genus of small bird
- Pan troglodytes, the common chimpanzee
See also
- Troglobite, a cave animal
troglodyte in German: Troglodyt
troglodyte in French: Troglodyte
troglodyte in Polish: Troglodyta
troglodyte in Portuguese: Troglodita
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Bronze Age man, Goth, Hominidae, Iron Age man,
Neanderthal, Stone
Age man, aboriginal,
aborigine, ancient, animal, antediluvian, anthropoid, ape-man, autochthon, barbarian, brute, bushman, cave dweller, caveman, fossil man, hominid, humanoid, man of old, missing
link, preadamite,
prehistoric man, prehuman, primate, primitive, protohuman, savage