troglodyte
Meanings
noun
- A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
- Anything that lives underground.
- 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- A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.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.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin trōglodyta (“cave-dwelling person”), from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “to get into”).
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