Caveman

Definitions

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

Equivalents

20 more languages

العربيةرجل الكهفرَجُل كَهْف

Bosanskiтроглодит

Catalàcavernícolahome de les cavernes

Češtinajeskynní mužpračlověk

Cymraegogofwr

Ελληνικάαγριάνθρωποςάνθρωπος των σπηλαίων

Suomiluola-asukasluolaihminenluolamies

Hrvatskiтроглодит

Հայերենանձավաբնակքարանձավաբնակ

Íslenskahellisbúi

Italianocavernicolotroglodita

日本語穴居人

한국어동굴 거주인

Latviešualu cilvēkstroglodīts

Nederlandsholbewoner

Polskijaskiniowczynijaskiniowiec

Portuguêscavernícolahomem das cavernas

Русскийпещерный человектроглоди́т

Српскитроглодит

Svenskagrottmangrottmänniska

Examples

“The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.”

“CAVEMAN DIET The creators of this nutrition plan⟳ believe⟳ that cavemen and cavewomen were lean⟳ and healthy because of the all-natural foods they ate.”

“And who could forget⟳ those ads that featured sophisticated cavemen who were insulted—in a parody on political correctness—by “insensitive” offenders who implied that some action was “so easy, a caveman could do it.””

“For, in essence, the caveman concept implies the abhorrent—undignified human bestiality and a disquieting association with apelike ancestors. Cavemen have⟳ represented Darwin′s repugnant evolutionary ideals and even suggest⟳ civilisation′s tenuousness.”

“You think⟳ your Caveman is always chasing you for sex. Well, he is.”

“The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.”

“"Bless you, he would think⟳ nothing of throwing you downstairs if you have⟳ a disagreement. He is a primitive cave-man in a lounge suit⟳. I can see⟳ him with a club in one hand and a jagged bit of flint in the other."”

“Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote⟳ was a bad idea.”

“Pat is a real caveman when it comes to tech, and refuses to get⟳ a smartphone.”

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