troglodyte
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Definition of troglodyte
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
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noun
- A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
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(broadly)Anything that lives underground.
“The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes.”
“Inhabited as early as the Gallo-Roman era, the caves of the troglodytes are slighted in guidebooks, naturally overshadowed by the chateaus of the kings.”
- The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
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(derogatory)A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.
“Blair brought out the febrile intensity of Stanhope, wiring himself into his ever more circumscribed troglodyte world, speculating moodily on the worm that went down when it thought it was coming up. Robert Philp thought Blair's ...”
- A person who chooses not to keep up to date with the latest software and hardware.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin trōglodyta (“cave-dwelling person”), from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “to get into”).
Words you can make from troglodyte
200+ playable · top: GOODLY (11 pts)
Best play goodly 11 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
30 words- DROOLY 10 pts
- DRYLOT 10 pts
- GROTTY 10 pts
- YODLER 10 pts
- ROTELY 9 pts
- TETRYL 9 pts
- TROTYL 9 pts
- GOLDER 8 pts
- LODGER 8 pts
- LOGOED 8 pts
- DOTTEL 7 pts
- DOTTER 7 pts
- DOTTLE 7 pts
- GROTTO 7 pts
- LOOTED 7 pts
- LOTTED 7 pts
- RETOLD 7 pts
- ROOTED 7 pts
- ROTTED 7 pts
- TOLEDO 7 pts
- TOODLE 7 pts
- TOOLED 7 pts
- TOOTED 7 pts
- LOOTER 6 pts
- LOTTER 6 pts
- RETOOL 6 pts
- ROOTLE 6 pts
- TOOLER 6 pts
- TOOTER 6 pts
- TOOTLE 6 pts
5-letter words
44 words- DOGEY 10 pts
- GODLY 10 pts
- GOODY 10 pts
- GRODY 10 pts
- GYRED 10 pts
- LEDGY 10 pts
- DOOLY 9 pts
- DORTY 9 pts
- DOTTY 9 pts
- GLORY 9 pts
- GOOEY 9 pts
- GOOLY 9 pts
- ODYLE 9 pts
- OLOGY 9 pts
- REDLY 9 pts
- TOYED 9 pts
- TYRED 9 pts
- YODEL 9 pts
- YODLE 9 pts
- LOOEY 8 pts
- ROOTY 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- GODET 7 pts
- GORED 7 pts
- LODGE 7 pts
- OGLED 7 pts
- DOLOR 6 pts
- DOTER 6 pts
- DROOL 6 pts
- ERGOT 6 pts
- LOOED 6 pts
- OGLER 6 pts
- OLDER 6 pts
- RODEO 6 pts
- TOLED 6 pts
- TOTED 6 pts
- TRODE 6 pts
- LOTTE 5 pts
- LOTTO 5 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- TOROT 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
4-letter words
85 words- DOGY 9 pts
- EDGY 9 pts
- DORY 8 pts
- DOTY 8 pts
- DYER 8 pts
- GLEY 8 pts
- GORY 8 pts
- GREY 8 pts
- GYRE 8 pts
- GYRO 8 pts
- LOGY 8 pts
- ODYL 8 pts
- OLDY 8 pts
- ORGY 8 pts
- TODY 8 pts
- YELD 8 pts
- LORY 7 pts
- LYRE 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RELY 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- TORY 7 pts
- TOYO 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TROY 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- TYRO 7 pts
- YETT 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- DOGE 6 pts
- DREG 6 pts
- GELD 6 pts
- GLED 6 pts
- GOLD 6 pts
- GOOD 6 pts
- DELT 5 pts
- DOER 5 pts
- DOLE 5 pts
- DOLT 5 pts
- DOOR 5 pts
- DORE 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- ERGO 5 pts
- GELT 5 pts
- GOER 5 pts
- GORE 5 pts
- GROT 5 pts
- LODE 5 pts
- LOGE 5 pts
- LOGO 5 pts
- LORD 5 pts
- ODOR 5 pts
- OGLE 5 pts
- OGRE 5 pts
- OLDE 5 pts
- ORDO 5 pts
- REDO 5 pts
- RODE 5 pts
- ROOD 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- TOLD 5 pts
- TROD 5 pts
- TROG 5 pts
- LOOT 4 pts
- LORE 4 pts
- LOTO 4 pts
- OLEO 4 pts
- ORLE 4 pts
- OTTO 4 pts
- ROLE 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTL 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- TOLE 4 pts
- TOLT 4 pts
- TOOL 4 pts
- TOOT 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
32 words- DEY 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- GEY 7 pts
- GOY 7 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- DOG 5 pts
- GED 5 pts
- GOD 5 pts
- DEL 4 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOL 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- ELD 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEL 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GOO 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- GOT 4 pts
- LED 4 pts
- LEG 4 pts
- LOG 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- OLD 4 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LOO 3 pts
- LOR 3 pts
- LOT 3 pts
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