Definitions for troglodyte

troglodyte trog·lo·dyte

Spelling: [trog-luh-dahyt]
IPA: /ˈtrɒg ləˌdaɪt/

Troglodyte is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 354 anagrams from letters in troglodyte (degloortty).

Definitions for troglodyte

noun

  1. a prehistoric cave dweller.
  2. a person of degraded, primitive, or brutal character.
  3. a person living in seclusion.
  4. a person unacquainted with affairs of the world.
  5. an animal living underground.

Origin of troglodyte

1545-55; Latin trōglodyta Greek trōglodýtēs one who creeps into holes, cave dweller, equivalent to trōglo- (combining form of trṓglē a gnawed hole; cf. trogon) + dý

Examples for troglodyte

French, "Roitelet," "troglodyte mignon," "troglodyte ordinaire."

The men have deserted these troglodyte homes, which are now no longer used save as cellars and stables.

It seemed but a step to the Neanderthal skull and our troglodyte forbears.

He was no better than a troglodyte, set down in a new wilderness.

The tomtit, the wren, and the troglodyte mingle their voices.

Performer: One who has a right to do troglodyte stunts and who can do something else.

"He's no troglodyte, Han, I'm certain—" Merrick's wife said plaintively.

The original cave man, the troglodyte, may have got his that way.

During our stay at Philae she found a troglodyte who was induced to teach her his language.

The Lovelace of to-day is a troglodyte, biding his time patiently, but often a prey to ennui.

Word Value for troglodyte
Scrable

0

Words with friends

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