as in barbarian
a man with crude manners and habits and outmoded attitudes
a political troglodyte who didn't have a grasp of the concerns of young voters
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Recent Examples of troglodyte
The long-standing presumption of progressives has been that their own side is identified with righteousness — with tolerance, reason, and the finest of American traditions — while conservatives are hateful troglodytes who aren’t just wrong, but ill-intentioned.
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 31 Oct. 2023
Over three years later, when Hartman returned to host SNL during season 21, the corrupt troglodyte was revived for a final time.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
Anyone who questioned its pandemic policies was branded a sociopath and a troglodyte.
—Gabrielle Bauer, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
So far this year, the carlike Toyota Highlander is outselling its troglodyte sibling, the 4Runner, at a rate of about two to one.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2021
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Rich Lowry, National Review, 31 Oct. 2023
Over three years later, when Hartman returned to host SNL during season 21, the corrupt troglodyte was revived for a final time.
—Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
Anyone who questioned its pandemic policies was branded a sociopath and a troglodyte.
—Gabrielle Bauer, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
So far this year, the carlike Toyota Highlander is outselling its troglodyte sibling, the 4Runner, at a rate of about two to one.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 16 Dec. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for troglodyte
Noun
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In a fable by Phaedrus, also written in the first century A.D., a barbarian is threatening the troops of the military leader, Pompey the Great.—
Tom Sapsford,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2025
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Whatever the reason, barbarians likely used the spoons either to snort powdered substances, or to measure out a quantity to place into drinks like beer, or into pipes to be smoked.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The animals are native to eastern North America and didn’t first appear in the Pacific Northwest until the 1970s.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
13 Mar. 2025
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Experts say the animals in the video were common wombats, the only one of three species of the Australian marsupial which is not threatened or endangered.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even cavemen, in ancient, simpler times, could not merely sit around in cave admiring/praising one another, but had to hunt, fight, compete with members of own group for status.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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In their first outing, the Croods managed to carve out a niche for themselves that distinguished these cavemen from everybody’s favorite modern Stone Age family.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Troglodyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/troglodyte. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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