cavemen

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.”