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

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.

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She thinks of her early work — microtonal software creations that could run for hours — “as my cave man music,” she said.

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“They cannot listen to this balderdash and this old-timey view of women, which is a cave man view.”

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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.

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In its second season, “Primal” expanded its scope and time frame, dipping into 19th-century England for an episode and introducing various other clans to our cave man and dinosaur protagonists.

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