troglodyte

noun /ˈtɹɒɡlədaɪt/

1. A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.

2. Anything that lives underground.

   The cave was populated by albino scorpions, blind salamanders, and other troglodytes.

3. The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.

4. A person who chooses not to keep up to date with the latest software and hardware.

Where it comes from

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”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry troglodyte (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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