caveman
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caveman
- /ˈkeɪvˌmæn/ US
Where it comes from
From cave + man, based on the supposition that early humans dwelt in caves.
noun cavemen
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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.
Similar: hominid, hominin, Neanderthal, troglodyte
- A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests. You think your Caveman is always chasing you for sex. Well, he is.
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A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.
The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.
Similar: boor, knuckle dragger, lout, Neanderthal, savage, thug, troglodyte
- Someone, especially a man, who has regressive, old-fashioned attitudes, particularly with regard to women; someone opposed to change or modernity. Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.
Similar: male chauvinist, Neanderthal
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noun
Similar: male chauvinist, Neanderthal
Translations
Every language
noun early humans or related species
| Español | cavernícola, hombre de las cavernas, troglodita, cavernario, hombre prehistórico |
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| 한국어 | 동굴 거주인 donggul geoju'in |
| 日本語 | 穴居人 kekkyojin |
| 中文 | 穴居人 xuéjūrén |
| Português | cavernícola, homem das cavernas |
| Français | homme des cavernes |
| Deutsch | Höhlenmensch |
| Italiano | cavernicolo, troglodita |
| Ελληνικά | σπηλαιάνθρωπος spilaiánthropos, άνθρωπος των σπηλαίων ánthropos ton spilaíon |
| Русский | пеще́рный челове́к peščérnyj čelovék, троглоди́т troglodít |
| العربية | رَجُل كَهْف rajul kahf |
| עברית | איש מערות, אָדָם קַדְמוֹן adám qadmón |
noun a brutish or savage person
| Español | hombre de las cavernas |
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| Português | homem das cavernas |
noun a man with old fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women
| Português | homem das cavernas |
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title = {caveman},
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