TROGLODYTE


Meaning of TROGLODYTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trɒglədaɪt ]

( troglodytes)

1.

A troglodyte is someone who lives in a cave. ( FORMAL )

N-COUNT

2.

If you refer to someone as a troglodyte , you mean that they are unsophisticated and do not know very much about anything.

He dismissed advocates of a completely free market as economic troglodytes with no concern for the social consequences.

N-COUNT [ disapproval ]

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