TROGLODYTE


Meaning of TROGLODYTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrɔ:ɡlədaɪt ]

n. 1 a cave-dweller, esp. of prehistoric times. 2 a hermit. 3 derog. a wilfully obscurantist or old-fashioned person. øøtroglodytic adj. troglodytical adj. troglodytism n. [L troglodyta f. Gk troglodutes f. the name of an Ethiopian people, after trogle hole]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.