noun
- plural of caveman; prehistoric humans who lived in caves
- men who behave in a crude, primitive, or brutish manner
Usage: informal; often derogatory
Examples
- The museum displayed tools used by cavemen thousands of years ago.
- Scientists study cavemen to understand early human civilization.
- The documentary showed how cavemen hunted woolly mammoths.
- Cave paintings reveal the artistic abilities of ancient cavemen.
- Stop acting like cavemen and use your manners at dinner.
- The coach called his players cavemen after their poor sportsmanship.
- Cavemen developed the first stone tools for hunting and gathering.