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Meaning of Morlock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A member of a troglodyte cannibalistic race described in H. G. Wells' novel The Time Machine (1895).
  2. A brutish troglodyte.

Examples

“Thus civilian morale became a key issue in war preparations, which were undertaken in a spirit so fretfully suspicious that centralised mass shelters were not constructed for fear of encouraging a deep shelter mentality that would turn London's population into a race of modern Morlocks.”
“We need a modern White version of that. They go into niggerhoods that border Human areas and patrol. Protect the Human encampments from the invading Morlocks. Do it legally, and call the police to actually grab the criminal n*gs, but be out there in force watching & filming these things.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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