troglodyte
noun [C] /ˈtrɒɡ.lə.daɪt/
/ˈtrɑː.ɡlə-/ specializedDefinition
› a person who lives in a cave: Most people associate troglodytes with prehistoric times, but troglodyte communities still exist in Tunisia and China.PrehistoryPeople who live or settle somewhere
(Definition of troglodyte noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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