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caveperson en · NOUN

Etymology

From cave + person.

Meanings

1. (humorous, rare, sometimes) A caveman or cavewoman.
   • Take, for example, your friendly neighbourhood caveperson happily strolling through the forest carrying home the spoils of his successful hunting trip. 2010, Mike Bryant, Peter Mabbutt, Self-Hypnosis For Dummies:
   • I could see my face in it [the jar], all flattened out and looking something like a prehistoric caveperson. 1987, Lois Lowry, Rabble Starkey, page 116:

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