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neanderthaler — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Neanderthal noun A member of an extinct species of early human closely related to modern humans.

Senses

neanderthaler is used for these senses in English:

  • Neanderthal A specimen of the now extinct species Homo neanderthalensis.

Neanderthal — full definition

  1. noun A member of an extinct species of early human closely related to modern humans.
  2. noun Informal and often insulting: a crude, primitive, or old-fashioned person.
  3. adj Old-fashioned, crude, or resistant to change.