caveman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.
Someone, especially a man, who has regressive, old-fashioned attitudes, particularly with regard to women; someone opposed to change or modernity.

/ˈkeɪvˌmæn/ En-us-caveman.ogg

caveman cavemen

From cave + man, based on the supposition that early humans dwelt in caves.

male chauvinist Neanderthal hominid hominin troglodyte boor knuckle dragger lout savage thug

caveman drums cavemanlike cavemannish cavemanny caveman stage

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