cave man

noun

a cave dweller, especially of the Stone Age.

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

Origin of cave man

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby cave man

cave dweller, cavefish, cave-in, cavel, Cavell, cave man, cavendish, Cavendish experiment, caveola, caver, Caverject

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Example sentences from the Web for cave man

They watched the men; they heard them talk; they learned what a Cave-man had to do.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
So we have our complete predicate, Has not diminished since the day of the cave-man.
Plain English|Marian Wharton
Cave-man style outraged her every fiber, and the man was dumbfounded at her reaction.
The Nervous Housewife|Abraham Myerson
For, cave-man tactics of "wooing by capture" were still more or less in vogue.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune

The soul of the cave-man awoke in him—he lifted his mate in his arms and bore her away to a secret place.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair

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

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单词	cave man
释义	cave man noun a cave dweller, especially of the Stone Age. a man who behaves in a rough, primitive manner, especially toward women. Origin of cave man First recorded in 1860–65 Words nearby cave man cave dweller, cavefish, cave-in, cavel, Cavell, cave man, cavendish, Cavendish experiment, caveola, caver, Caverject Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cave man They watched the men; they heard them talk; they learned what a Cave-man had to do. The Later Cave-Men\|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp So we have our complete predicate, Has not diminished since the day of the cave-man. Plain English\|Marian Wharton Cave-man style outraged her every fiber, and the man was dumbfounded at her reaction. The Nervous Housewife\|Abraham Myerson For, cave-man tactics of "wooing by capture" were still more or less in vogue. Superwomen\|Albert Payson Terhune The soul of the cave-man awoke in him—he lifted his mate in his arms and bore her away to a secret place. Love's Pilgrimage\|Upton Sinclair 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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