Definition of Troglodite
Trog"lo*dyte (?), n. [L. troglodytae,
pl., Gr. &?; one who creeps into holes; &?; a hole, cavern (fr. &?; to
gnaw) + &?; enter: cf. F. troglodyte.] 1.
(Ethnol.) 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.
In the troglodytes' country there is a lake, for the
hurtful water it beareth called the "mad lake."
Holland.
2. (Zoöl.) An anthropoid ape, as the
chimpanzee.
3. (Zoöl.) The wren.
Trog"lo*dyte (?), n. [L. troglodytae,
pl., Gr. &?; one who creeps into holes; &?; a hole, cavern (fr. &?; to
gnaw) + &?; enter: cf. F. troglodyte.] 1.
(Ethnol.) 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.
In the troglodytes' country there is a lake, for the
hurtful water it beareth called the "mad lake."
Holland.
2. (Zoöl.) An anthropoid ape, as the
chimpanzee.
3. (Zoöl.) The wren.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
TROGLODYTE, n. Specifically, a cave-dweller of the paleolithic
period, after the Tree and before the Flat. A famous community of
troglodytes dwelt with David in the Cave of Adullam. The colony
consisted of "every one that was in distress, and every one that was
in debt, and every one that was discontented" -- in brief, all the
Socialists of Judah.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes
- (by extension) Anything that lives underground
- A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish
- (computing) A person who chooses not to keep up-to-date with the latest software and hardware
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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