[trog.lo.dyte] n [L troglodytae, pl., fr. Gk troglodytai, fr. trogle hole, cave (akin to Gk trogein to gnaw, Arm aracem I lead to pasture, graze) + dyein to enter] (1558) 1: a member of a primitive people dwelling in caves
2: a person resembling a troglodyte (as in reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes) -- trog.lo.dyt.ic adj