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caveman

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cave·man also cave man  (kvmn)
n.
1. A prehistoric or primitive human living in caves.
2. Informal A man who is crude or brutal, especially toward women.
caveman, cave-man adj.
caveman
Noun
pl -men
1. a prehistoric cave dweller
2. Informal a man who is primitive or brutal in behaviour
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cavemancaveman - someone who lives in a cave          
cave dweller, cave man, troglodyte
primitive, primitive person - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
Translations
caveman [ˈkeɪvmæn] n → cavernícola m
caveman [ˈkeɪvmæn] irreg n → homme m des cavernes
caveman [ˈkeɪvmæn] cave irreg like man) n → Höhlenmensch m
caveman [ˈkeɪvmæn] n → uomo delle caverne


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And there were editorials written in which he was called an enemy of society, possessed of the manners and culture of a caveman, a fomenter of wasteful business troubles, the destroyer of the city's prosperity in commerce and trade, an anarchist of dire menace; and one editorial gravely recommended that hanging would be a lesson to him and his ilk, and concluded with the fervent hope that some day his big motor-car would smash up and smash him with it.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
Truly she was my woman, my mate-woman, fighting with me and for me as the mate of a caveman would have fought, all the primitive in her aroused, forgetful of her culture, hard under the softening civilization of the only life she had ever known.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
If the caveman had known how to laugh, history would have been different.
The Picture Of Dorian Gray by Wilde, Oscar View in context
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