caveman

noun

1. An 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. informalfigurativelypejorativeA person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

3. informalfigurativelypejorativeA 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. informalfigurativelypejorativeSomeone, 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.”

5. A man who lives in a caveperson

   Similar: cave man