Новый большой англо-русский словарь - troglodyte
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troglodyte
1. троглодит, пещерный человек 2. редк. отшельник, обитатель трущоб
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n. 1 a cave-dweller, esp. of prehistoric times. 2 a hermit. 3 derog. a wilfully obscurantist or old-fashioned person. Derivatives troglodytic adj. troglodytical adj. troglodytism n. Etymology: L troglodyta f. Gk troglodutes f. the name of an Ethiopian people, after trogle hole ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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noun Etymology: Latin troglodytae, plural, from Greek troglodytai, from trogle hole, cave (akin to Greek trogein 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 caves 2. a person characterized by reclusive habits or outmoded or reactionary attitudes • troglodytic adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(troglodytes) 1. A troglodyte is someone who lives in a cave. (FORMAL) N-COUNT 2. If you refer to someone as a troglodyte, you mean that they are unsophisticated and do not know very much about anything. He dismissed advocates of a completely free market as economic troglodytes with no concern for the social consequences. N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1555, from L. troglodyta, from Gk. troglodytes "cave dweller," lit. "one who creeps into holes," from trogle "hole" (from trogein "to gnaw") + dyein "go in, dive in." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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