troglodyte
noun/ˈtrɒɡlədaɪt/
/ˈtrɑːɡlədaɪt/
- a person living in a cave, especially in prehistoric times synonym cave dweller
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- (British English, offensive, informal) an offensive word for a person considered to have bad social skills and low intelligence
Word Originlate 15th cent.: via Latin from Greek trōglodutēs, alteration of the name of an Ethiopian people, influenced by trōglē ‘hole’.
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