Derived from that term, troglodytes are cave-dwelling humanoid monsters in fantasy games such as Dungeons & Dragons or Heroes Of Might And Magic (where they look like lizards) and will also appear in related fiction.
More recently ''troglodyte'' is used to describe a Technophobic person; i.e. someone who prefers to hide from the realities of modern life.
''Troglodyte'' may also be an Elitist pejorative term to refer to non-elites, or those viewed as being of subordinate or inferior culture and belief.
In France , it refers to modern-day persons living in caves carved out of soft rock. In 1900, 5% of the French population was living in such dwellings [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troglodyte .
In the classic series episode The Cloud Minders , a derived term, ''Troglyte'', is used to describe the members of the oppressed mining class who toil on the planet Ardana.
''Troglodyke (Caveman)'' was a 1972 disco era pop hit, performed by '''''The Jimmy Castor Bunch.'''''
