1.NounAn early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
"The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth."
2.NounA person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.
A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.
"The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.; Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.; Pat is a real caveman when it comes to tech, and refuses to get a smartphone."
3.NounA brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way.
"The football squad was made up of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room."
4.NounSomeone, especially a man, who has regressive, old-fashioned attitudes, particularly with regard to women; someone opposed to change or modernity.
"Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.; Pat is a real caveman when it comes to tech, and refuses to get a smartphone."