cave man

noun

1. a cave dweller, especially of the Stone Age.
2. a man who behaves in a rough, primitive manner, especially toward women.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cave man¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

So positive was she that the cave-man had died beneath arrow and club, that she did not dream she had been on the verge of rescue.

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The cave-man was quick to sense the other's mental suffering as he recounted a painful chapter of his life.

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Some of those present had heard details of the cave-man's capture—details that had lost nothing in the telling.

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At one moment I have doubted your love for me; at the next, I have resolved to follow you, play cave man, and carry you off.

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There to-day exist men in every stage of the supposed progress from the cave man to the highest in civilization.

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