Höhlenmensch — meaning in English
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English meaning
- caveman noun A prehistoric human popularly imagined as living in caves.
- troglodyte noun A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
Senses
Höhlenmensch is used for these senses in English:
- caveman An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.
- troglodyte A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
caveman — full definition
- noun A prehistoric human popularly imagined as living in caves.
- noun Informally, someone seen as crude, old-fashioned, or unrefined in their attitudes.
troglodyte — full definition
- noun A member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves or holes, a caveman.
- noun Anything that lives underground.
- noun The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
- noun A reclusive, reactionary or out-of-date person, especially if brutish.