caveman
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noun
- An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.βThe political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.β
- A brutish or savage person.βThe football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.β
- A man with old-fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women.βOld Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.β
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