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Webster 1913 Edition


Troglodyte

Trog′lo-dyte

,
Noun.
[L.
troglodytae
, pl., Gr. [GREEK] one who creeps into holes; [GREEK] a hole, cavern (fr. [GREEK] to gnaw) + [GREEK] enter: cf. F.
troglodyte
.]
1.
(Ethnol.)
One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller, or cave man. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes.
In the
troglodytes’
country there is a lake, for the hurtful water it beareth called the “mad lake.”
Holland.
2.
(Zool.)
An anthropoid ape, as the chimpanzee.
3.
(Zool.)
The wren.

Webster 1828 Edition


Troglodyte

TROG'LODYTE

,
Noun.
[Gr. a cavern, and to enter.] The Troglodytes were a people of Ethiopia, represented by the ancients as living in caves, about whom we have many fables.

Definition 2024


troglodyte

troglodyte

English

Noun

troglodyte (plural troglodytes)

  1. A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
  2. (by extension) Anything that lives underground.
    The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes.
  3. A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.
  4. The wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
  5. (computing) A person who chooses not to keep up-to-date with the latest software and hardware.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

troglodyte m, f (plural troglodytes)

  1. troglodyte

Noun

troglodyte m (plural troglodytes)

  1. wren
  2. chimpanzee