A follower of the philosopher Diogenes was called this, from the Greek for "doglike"
He allegedly called Diogenes Socrates gone mad, for he took ... or misanthropic
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Diogenes is also known as Diogenes the dog (  , Diogens ho 
Kunikos) which is the supposed origin of the term Cynic (Doglike).