caveman
/ˈkeɪvman
/noun (plural cavemen)
1A prehistoric man who lived in caves.To illustrate the point, he told a story of a group of cavemen living in prehistoric times....
- We also have drawings in caves from the earliest cavemen showing various animal drawings in detail with unidentified flying objects above them.
- They point to newly discovered prehistoric cave drawings (in S.W. France, no less) which reveal cavemen & cavewomen to be sensitive artists.
Synonyms
cave dweller, troglodyte, primitive man/woman, prehistoric man/woman
1.1An uncivilized or violent man: [as modifier]: you can’t change my mind by caveman tactics...
- As for the caveman style headlines, I actually get a kick out of them sometimes.
- Tom got into a drunken caveman style fight and started lunging at one of our new friends, Gregor.
- A jealous pimp removes the caveman stud from the picture by employing Ben as a drug mule.
Synonyms
primitive, uncivilized, crude, brutal, savage;
masterful, domineering, autocratic