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troglodytes

noun as in recluse

noun as in barbarian

noun as in cave dweller

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Example Sentences

To most of us troglodytes, hearing about the difference between an “A6” and an “A7” chip just glosses the eyes over.

These people as far as concerns their cave-dwelling habits cannot be ranked above troglodytes.

He himself, from his height, looked down in the most friendly way upon these troglodytes who followed him with their eyes.

In this canton are said to be the fanciful number of "one hundred and one" Arab districts, inhabited by the Troglodytes.

We saw some of the Troglodytes coming from underground now and then, and pausing to look at us.

The face of the cliff is also indented by excavations, in which the poorer inhabitants dwell, almost like the Troglodytes of old.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to troglodytes, such as: hermit, anchorite, ascetic, cenobite, eremite, and monk.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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