a type of primitive human, 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
C19: from the anthropological findings (1857) in the Neandertal, a valley near Düsseldorf,Germany
Examples of 'Neanderthal man' in a sentence
Neanderthal man
Not only was Neanderthal man ready to do battle mentally, his body also reacted to protect him from any injuries.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)