From the good people at Merriam-Webster:
troglodytes
- Pronunciation:
- \ˈträ-glə-ˌdīt\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Latin troglodytae, plural, from Greek trōglodytai, from trōglē hole, cave (akin to Greek trōgein to gnaw, Armenian aracem I lead to pasture, graze) + dyein to enter
- Date:
- 1555
1 : a member of any of various peoples (as in antiquity) who lived or were reputed to live chiefly in caves2 : a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes
— trog·lo·dyt·ic \ˌträ-glə-ˈdi-tik\ adjective
1 comment:
Troglodytes: people who burninate other peasants or other villages.
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