troglodyte
pronunciation
How to pronounce troglodyte in British English:
UK [ˈtrɒglədaɪt]
How to pronounce troglodyte in American English:
US [ˈtrɑglədaɪt]
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- Noun:
- one who lives in solitude
- someone who dwells in a cave
Word Origin
- troglodyte (n.)
- "cave-dweller," 1550s, from Middle French troglodyte and directly from Latin troglodytae (plural), from Greek troglodytes "cave-dweller, cave-man" (in reference to tribes identified as living in various places by ancient writers; by Herodotus on the African coast of the Red Sea), literally "one who creeps into holes," from trogle "hole, mouse-hole" (from trogein "to gnaw, nibble, munch;" see trout) + dyein "go in, dive in." Related: Troglodytic.
Example
- 1. The hotel consists of 30 rooms in troglodyte cave and was opened in 1999 .
- 2. That 's because back through latin and greek troglodyte is built on two words meaning " hole " " go into . "
- 3. The troglodyte walked ahead of me ; that night I resolved to teach him to recognize , perhaps even to repeat , a few words .
- 4. Unless you 're an spelunker , or a troglodyte , the answer is probably not too often .
- 5. Its description content multi-sorrows live , admires to the talented person of integrity troglodyte .