What's a troglodyte?

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Why: In The Shadow of the Wind, p. 454:

That troglodyte Mr. Aguilar almost pulped your gray cells.

Also, in Who I Am and What I Want, he says, "I have reason to believe that the troglodytes have been sifting through my rubbish."

Answer: 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

Source: Merriam-Webster

The More You Know: From 1955 Latin troglodytae, Greek trōglodytai, from trōglē "hole, cave" (akin to Greek trōgein "to gnaw") + dyein "to enter"