caveman

Meaning

  1. An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
  2. (informal) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
  3. (informal) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
  4. (informal) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

Synonyms

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
cave‧man
Etymology

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

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