troglodyte

Example Sentences

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The villa was named troglodyte because it still means “living in a cave” in French, whereas in English the word has taken on the meaning of someone ignorant or prehistoric.

From Reuters

I see a shadow, hunched, like I imagine the local alien troglodytes to be.

From Nature

"These are decent, thoughtful people -- and not the doltish troglodytes that much of the media mocks ceaselessly."

From Fox News

As if people didn’t have enough to fear from the venom of social media, there’s the added risk that someone you love - who’s confused or emotionally vulnerable - can get suckered in by terrorism’s troglodytes.

From Washington Times

I suppose that’s what started me down a path of noticing the birds in my periphery: fear of being the troglodyte in a town full of Audubon-level birding enthusiasts.

From Washington Post