|
|
Definition of Caveman
1. Noun. Someone who lives in a cave.
Definition of Caveman
1. Noun. An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. ¹
2. Noun. (informal figuratively pejorative) A brutish or savage person. ¹
3. Noun. (informal figuratively pejorative) A man with old fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caveman
1. a cave dweller [n CAVEMEN]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caveman
Literary usage of Caveman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"It's the caveman of Borneo. He's got arms as long as rakes, and teeth that are
a caution. ... caveman for caveman, you 've got the reach ! ..."
2. Time Telling Through the Ages by Harry Chase Brearley (1919)
"manners and methods have somewhat changed since the time of the caveman. ...
He answered the caveman's purpose very well. The rising of the sun meant that ..."
3. Ornament & Its Application: A Book for Students, Treating in a Practical Way by Lewis Foreman Day (1904)
"Aboriginal fidgetting gives rise to pictorial art and ornamental, to the scratching
of the caveman and the notching of the South Sea islander— Profusion of ..."
4. Kabbalah, Science and the Meaning of Life by Laitman, Michael (2006)
"Let us return for a minute to the caveman who stumbled into our time. We tend to
think that our vessels are richer than his because we can see Forms that ..."
5. Shame about the Title: Poems that Point and Snicker by Matt Fitzgerald (1994)
"See the caveman gawk and gaze, Giggle, gape, and grope his face, ... View the
caveman's stark surprise, But do not assume him rude When he turns to you and ..."
Other Resources:
Serbian