1
: a cave dweller especially of the Stone Age
2
: a man who acts in a rough or crude manner
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married a caveman who spends all his free time swigging beer and watching sports on TV
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The caveman bit allows the characters free rein to get extremely silly, and their disgust for Squidward’s clarinet-playing is immortal.
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Now it's known as the bulletproof diet, paleo, caveman, Atkins, or the ketogenic diet.
—Outside Online, 17 July 2024
The research is at odds with the image of Neanderthals, ancient human relatives who went extinct around 40,000 years ago, as brutish cavemen.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 June 2024
Berry played Sharon Stone, Fred's secretary who refuses to close her legs to married cavemen.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 27 May 2024
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
Now it's known as the bulletproof diet, paleo, caveman, Atkins, or the ketogenic diet.
—Outside Online, 17 July 2024
The research is at odds with the image of Neanderthals, ancient human relatives who went extinct around 40,000 years ago, as brutish cavemen.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 June 2024
Berry played Sharon Stone, Fred's secretary who refuses to close her legs to married cavemen.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 27 May 2024
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“Caveman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caveman. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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caveman
noun
cave·man
ˈkāv-ˌman 
: a person living in a cave especially during the Stone Age
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