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TROGLODYTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does troglodyte mean?
• TROGLODYTE (noun)
The noun TROGLODYTE has 2 senses:
1. one who lives in solitude
2. someone who lives in a cave
Familiarity information: TROGLODYTE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One who lives in solitude
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
hermit; recluse; solitary; solitudinarian; troglodyte
Hypernyms ("troglodyte" is a kind of...):
lone hand; lone wolf; loner (a person who avoids the company or assistance of others)
Instance hyponyms:
John the Baptist; St. John the Baptist ((New Testament) a preacher and hermit and forerunner of Jesus (whom he baptized); was beheaded by Herod at the request of Salome)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who lives in a cave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cave dweller; cave man; caveman; troglodyte
Hypernyms ("troglodyte" is a kind of...):
primitive; primitive person (a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization)
Context examples
Pan troglodytes, an anthropoid ape that inhabits the tropical rain forests of Africa and is used for experimental purposes because of its susceptibility to some human diseases and in behavioral studies because of its high level of intelligence.
(Chimpanzee, NCI Thesaurus)
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