Neanderthal man

Save This Word!

noun

a member of an extinct subspecies of powerful, physically robust humans, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, that inhabited Europe and western and central Asia c100,000–40,000 b.c.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of Neanderthal man

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby Neanderthal man

NE1, N.E.A., Neagh, Neal, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man, Neanderthaloid, neanic, neanthropic, neap, neaped

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use Neanderthal man in a sentence

Silently each Neanderthal man stepped behind a trunk of one of the trees lining the path.
Warrior of the Dawn|Howard Carleton Browne
One hundred thousand years of human life in Europe produced nothing higher than Neanderthal man.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler
Neanderthal man had originally entered Europe when the climate was much milder than it is in our own time.
Ancient Man in Britain|Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie
One wonders what the Neanderthal man would have thought of a de luxe 4-room outfit, or complete home, for $198.
The Perfect Gentleman|Ralph Bergengren

The brain of Neanderthal man was known to be of large size even when estimated from the original skullcap of the Neanderthal type.
Men of the Old Stone Age|Henry Fairfield Osborn

British Dictionary definitions for Neanderthal man

Neanderthal man

noun

a type of primitive man, Homo neanderthalensis, or H. sapiens neanderthalensis, occurring throughout much of Europe in late Palaeolithic times: it is thought that they did not interbreed with other early humans and are not the ancestors of modern humans

Word Origin for Neanderthal man

C19: from the anthropological findings (1857) in the Neandertal, a valley near Düsseldorf, Germany

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