cave man

noun

a cave dweller, especially of the Stone Age.

a man who behaves in a rough, primitive manner, especially toward women.

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Origin of cave man

First recorded in 1860–65

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

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British Dictionary definitions for cave man

caveman

/ (ˈkeɪvˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

a man of the Palaeolithic age; cave dweller

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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