\TROG-luh-dyt\, noun: 1 A member of a primitive people that lived in caves, dens, or holes; a cave dweller 2 One who is regarded as reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish
One of any savage race that dwells in caves, instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller
a cave dwelling dug vertically into porous stone The architecture usually consists of an outside building with a door that leads to a descending staircase That opens into a pit, where the fire sits, as well as rooms for storage or livestock Then there is usually a second story where the residents live The common house type of the Draa Valley and Falana
disapproval 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. someone who lived in a cave in prehistoric times (troglodytae (plural), from , from trogle + dyein )
A subterranean race of warm-blooded reptiles, it's assumed that troglodytes are ancient beyond concept and possibly some distant relation to dragons Troglodytes aren't very bright, but they are large and powerful with more than adequate natural armor and a somewhat reduced form of regeneration, like that of trolls It's said that troglodytes are able to spit a toxin out to short distances and have been known to ally with kobold tribes [See also: Feral Race]
[ 'trä-gl&-"dIt ] (noun.) 1558. From Latin trōglodyta (“cave dwelling people”), from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodutēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trōglē, “hole”) + δύω (duō, “I get into”).