troglodyte
noun /ˈtrɒɡlədaɪt/
/ˈtrɑːɡlədaɪt/
- a person living in a cave, especially in prehistoric times synonym cave dweller
- (also trog)(British English, informal) a person with bad social skills and low intelligence
Word Originlate 15th cent.: via Latin from Greek trōglodutēs, alteration of the name of an Ethiopian people, influenced by trōglē ‘hole’.