troglodyte
noun
trog·lo·dyte
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Definition of troglodyte
1
: a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves
2
: a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes
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Other Words from troglodyte
troglodytic
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of troglodyte in a Sentence
the troglodytes who believed that women had no place in the military, except perhaps as nurses
Recent Examples on the Web
Set foot inside the amazing cave dwellings known as troglodyte homes—charming houses built in and around cliff-side caverns. — National Geographic, "France Family Journey: From Paris to Normandy and Beyond," 17 June 2019 The animals include short-faced bears known as Arctotherium wingei and the wolf-like Protocyon troglodytes. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Divers Found Giant Bear and Wolf Remains in an Underwater Cave," 2 May 2019 In tourist centers like Alcalá del Júcar, visitors flock to see medieval troglodyte caves, some of which have now been turned into bars and restaurants. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "The Grape From Manchuela," 21 June 2018 The spelunkers of The Descent are stuck in utter darkness below the Appalachian mountains even without cannibal troglodytes; to be left alone out in the Atlantic Ocean, as in Open Water, is awful enough without sharks. — Asher Elbein, The Atlantic, "The Terror Is More Than a Chilling Monster Show," 1 May 2018 Of course, the gesture was not made without the troglodytes crawling up from the dark, dank holes. — Breanna Edwards, The Root, "Vermont High School Flies Black Lives Matter Flag to Signal Commitment to Inclusivity," 2 Feb. 2018 The obvious solution is to convince your voters not to nominate troglodytes. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "Ethics Issues? Just Torpedo the Ethics Committee!," 25 Jan. 2018 The troglodytes and the unhappy housewives and the shallow, pedantic millennials will start to glow and shimmer. — Heather Havrilesky, The Cut, "‘I’m Staring Into the Void!’," 13 Sep. 2017 To troglodytes like me, the writing of the Constitution and Bill of Rights was perhaps the greatest cause of the nation. — David Harsanyi, National Review, "Come and Take Them," 6 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'troglodyte.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for troglodyte
troglodyte
noun
English Language Learners Definition of troglodyte
: a person who lived in a cave in prehistoric times
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