caveman
noun
a cave dweller, especially of the Stone Age.
cavemen
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pluralof caveman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Lyra commented how badly eclipses must have messed cavemen up.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2024
At which point, they had to come running toward the roo, bellowing and brandishing their golf clubs like cavemen on the fifth hole, just to get it to stop charging.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2023
"Readers can expect to meet characters ranging from cavemen to gnomes, wizards to ghosts, and read about time travel tourism, the haunting of Council offices, and a visitor from another planet," the publisher added.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2023
He set five peculiar creatures — something like futuristic cavemen — gyrating across the stage, dressed head-to-toe in dark gray unitards, designed by Rauschenberg, with reflectors shining on their heads and hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2018
"So you can go back there and give all the cavemen a hard time about indoor plumbing."
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
