troglodyte

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• UK: /ˈtɹɒɡlədaɪt/
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• UK: /ˈtɹɒɡləʊdaɪt/
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• US: /ˈtɹɑɡlədaɪt/
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• US: /ˈtɹɑɡloʊdaɪt/
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Learned borrowing from Latin Trōglodytae (“cave-dwelling people”), from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “one who dwells in holes”), from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “to get into”).

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 穴居人 (xuéjūrén) — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Dutch: holbewoner — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Dutch: holenmens — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Estonian: koopaelanik — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Finnish: luolamies — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Finnish: troglodyytti — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• French: troglodyte — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Galician: troglodita — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• German: Höhlenmensch — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• German: Troglodyt — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Ancient Greek: τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs) — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Japanese: 穴居人 (kekkyojin) — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Latvian: troglodīts — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Latvian: alu cilvēks — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Norwegian Bokmål: huleboer — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Portuguese: troglodita — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Romanian: troglodit — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Romanian: troglodită — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Russian: пеще́рный челове́к (peščérnyj čelovék) — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Russian: троглоди́т (troglodít) — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Spanish: cavernícola — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Spanish: troglodita — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Swedish: grottmänniska — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Swedish: troglodyt — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Turkish: mağara adamı — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• Ukrainian: троглоди́т (trohlodýt) — member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves
• French: troglodyte — anything that lives underground
• Greek: τρωγλοδύτης (troglodýtis) — anything that lives underground
• Spanish: troglodita — anything that lives underground
• Finnish: fossiili — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Greek: τρωγλοδύτης (troglodýtis) — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Polish: troglodyta — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Portuguese: troglodita — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Romanian: troglodit — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Romanian: troglodită — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Russian: троглоди́т (troglodít) — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Russian: отше́льник (otšélʹnik) — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Spanish: troglodita — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Swedish: grottmänniska — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Swedish: stofil — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Turkish: mağara adamı — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Ukrainian: троглоди́т (trohlodýt) — reclusive or out-of-date person
• Japanese: 隠者 (inja) — person who chooses not to keep up to date
• Russian: отше́льник (otšélʹnik) — person who chooses not to keep up to date