- a variation of caveman.
cave man
AmericanEtymology
Origin of cave man
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Now, Arsenal is drawing unfavorable comparisons to the kings of anti-soccer and their cave man tactics—only this time, they’re at the opposite end of the table.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
One afternoon in Chicago, he meets an enigmatic young woman who reveals the earthshaking truth about the gigantic cave man he briefly glimpsed so long ago.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
A plucky cave man and the rest of his tribe face a grave threat when Lord Nooth plans to transform their land into a giant mine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2019
The window in my bathroom was a stained-glass rendering of a cave man overlooking a valley rich with jewel tones.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
And the author gives us glimpses of man in several geological periods, showing him, finally, as the cave man of the Stone Age; whence it is comparatively a short jump to the twentieth century—and Delmonico's.
From The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 by Various
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