caveman.
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
Meaning & usage
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.
A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests. A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.
A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests. Someone, especially a man, who has regressive, old-fashioned attitudes, particularly with regard to women; someone opposed to change or modernity.
Where this word comes from
From cave + man, based on the supposition that early humans dwelt in caves.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.