caveman

noun

  1. 1

    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.
  2. 2

    A brutish or savage person.

    The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.
  3. 3

    A man with old-fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women.

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

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