Noun

1. Early humans or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

   The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depcited as a mammoth.

2. A brutish or savage person.

   The football squad was comprised of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.

3. A man with old fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women.

   Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.

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