What does troglodyte mean?
Definitions for troglodyte
ˈtrɒg ləˌdaɪttroglodyte
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Princeton's WordNet
hermit, recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodytenoun
one who lives in solitude
caveman, cave man, cave dweller, troglodytenoun
someone who lives in a cave
Wiktionary
troglodytenoun
A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
troglodytenoun
Anything that lives underground.
The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes.
troglodytenoun
A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.
troglodytenoun
A person who chooses not to keep up-to-date with the latest software and hardware.
Etymology: From troglodyta, from τρωγλοδύτης, from τρώγλη + δύω.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Troglodytenoun
One who inhabits caves of the earth.
Etymology: τρωγλοδυτὴς.
Procure me a troglodyte footman, who can catch a roe at his full speed. Scriblerus Club , Mart. Scrib.
ChatGPT
troglodyte
A troglodyte is a term that originally referred to a prehistoric cave dweller, or any person who lived in a cave. In modern usage, it often refers metaphorically to someone who is regarded as being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned. It can also refer to certain species of animals that live in caves or underground.
Webster Dictionary
Troglodytenoun
one of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes
Troglodytenoun
an anthropoid ape, as the chimpanzee
Troglodytenoun
the wren
Wikidata
Troglodyte
The troglodytes is a fictional race of primitive reptilian humanoids in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Troglodyte
trog′lō-dīt, n. a cave-dweller.—adjs. Trog′lodyte, Troglodyt′ic, -al, cave-dwelling.—n. Trog′lodytism. [Fr.,—Gr. trōglodytēs—trōglē, a cave, dyein, to enter.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
troglodyte
[Commodore] 1. A hacker who never leaves his cubicle. The term gnoll (from Dungeons & Dragons) is also reported. 2. A curmudgeon attached to an obsolescent computing environment. The combination ITS troglodyte was flung around some during the Usenet and email wringle-wrangle attending the 2.x.x revision of the Jargon File; at least one of the people it was intended to describe adopted it with pride.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of troglodyte in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of troglodyte in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- ساكن الكهوفArabic
- Troglodyt, HöhlenmenschGerman
- τρωγλοδύτηςGreek
- trogloditoEsperanto
- cavernícola, trogloditaSpanish
- koopaelanikEstonian
- fossiili, troglodyytti, luolamiesFinnish
- troglodyteFrench
- troglodyteIrish
- trogloditaGalician
- pendetaIndonesian
- trogloditaItalian
- 穴居人, 隠者Japanese
- 은자Korean
- holbewoner, holenmensDutch
- troglodytaPolish
- trogloditaPortuguese
- троглодит, отшельник, пещерный человекRussian
- 穴居人Chinese
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