troglodyte
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I believe I once heard him utter the word troglodyte.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
At 76, he’s too damn old for the action hero guise, something his character acknowledges with, ”I’m a troglodyte.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
In lieu of embodying these questions, Stallone’s character, an apathetic, self-proclaimed troglodyte, glumly flattens a toaster with his bare hands.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2022
Matera, a troglodyte city in Basilicata, was considered “the shame of Italy” in the 1950s because of the extreme poverty and widespread disease in its ancient Sassi districts.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2019
“Do you want to end your days a half-blind troglodyte hobbling through the bowels of the library?” the old man demanded.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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