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Caveman

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

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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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