caveman
Meaning
- An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
- (informal) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
- (informal) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
- (informal) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
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Hyphenated as
cave‧man
Etymology
From cave + man, based on the supposition that early humans dwelt in caves.
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