n.
Pronunciation: ' trä-gl ə - ˌ d ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin troglodytae, plural, from Greek tr ō glodytai, from tr ō gl ē hole, cave (akin to Greek tr ō gein to gnaw, Armenian aracem I lead to pasture, graze) + dyein to enter
Date: 1555
1 : a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves
2 : a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes
– trog · lo · dyt · ic \ ˌ trä-gl ə - ' di-tik \ adjective