Значение

значений: 4
  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.

    Höhlenmensch

    пеще́рный челове́кpeščérnyj čelovék, троглоди́тtroglodít

    пече́рна люди́наpečérna ljudýna

  2. (пренебрежительное, переносно, разговорное)A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

  3. A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests.

    (пренебрежительное, переносно, разговорное)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.

  4. (пренебрежительное, переносно, разговорное)Someone, 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.

Ещё определения
  • a man who lives in a cave

Примеры

предложений: 9
  1. I wonder when a caveman said something like this.

    Интересно, когда пещерный человек сказал что-то подобное.

    deIch frage mich, wann ein Höhlenmensch so etwas gesagt hat.

  2. The caveman skillfully crafted tools from stone.

    deDer Höhlenmensch fertigte geschickt Werkzeug aus Stein an.

  3. There is evidence that cavemen hunted wooly rhinos.

  4. Reagan was economically neoliberal and socially a caveman.

  5. Are you sure you want to live like a caveman?

    ukТи впевнений, що хочеш жити як печерна людина?

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 1
early humans or related species:
Русский
По значениям 1
early humans or related species:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
early humans or related species:

Происхождение

From cave + man, based on the supposition that early humans dwelt in caves.

From cave + man, based on the supposition that early humans dwelt in caves.

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Формы

мн. число: cavemen
Ед. числоcaveman
Мн. числоcavemen

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Синонимы

синонимов: 11
early humans or related species:hominidhomininNeanderthaltroglodyte
brutish or savage person:boorknuckle draggerloutsavagethug
person with regressive opinions:male chauvinist
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Однокоренные

связанных слов: 6

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