caveman

/ ˈkeɪvˌmæn /

noun

1. a man of the Palaeolithic age; cave dweller

2. informal,  a man who is primitive or brutal in behaviour, etc

Example Sentences

But it’s also part of Netflix’s “rise and fall” true crime genre, cautioning against believing in figures like Johnson, who hooks young men by flogging a version of caveman masculinity that associates virility with dominance.

From Salon

Despite a short stint as a gifted student on school sitcom "Head of the Class" and an appearance in caveman comedy "Encino Man," the young Quan largely disappeared from our screens, if not our memories.

From Salon

The point of course is that here in the age of post-enlightenment, where we hunt with automatic weapons and nuclear weapons, and reason as if we’re still cavemen, both sides have failed us miserably.

From Salon

But more conservative men were apparently shocked like they were cavemen seeing electricity for the first time, because they sent that clip around like it was the most important moment in history captured on film.

From Salon

The next four years are going to be a lot like cavemen throwing stones at each other.

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Related Words

• macho 
• male 
• manful 
• manlike 
• manly 
• virile