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Caveman vs Barbarian - What's the difference?

caveman | barbarian |

As nouns the difference between caveman and barbarian

is that caveman is an early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves while barbarian is an uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength.

As an adjective barbarian is

relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.

caveman

Noun

(cavemen)
  • 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.
  • * 2006 , Harley Pasternak, The 5 Factor Diet , page 15,
  • CAVEMAN DIET
    The creators of this nutrition plan believe that cavemen and cavewomen were lean and healthy because of the all-natural foods they ate.
  • * 2010 , Terence A. Shimp, Advertising, Promotion, and Other Aspects of Integrated Marketing Communications , Cengage Learning, 8th Edition, page 154,
  • And who could forget those ads that featured sophisticated cavemen' who were insulted—in a parody on political correctness—by “insensitive” offenders who implied that some action was “so easy, a ' caveman could do it.”
  • * 2010 , Allen A. Debus, Prehistoric Monsters: The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear , page 87,
  • For, in essence, the caveman' concept implies the abhorrent—undignified human bestiality and a disquieting association with apelike ancestors. ' Cavemen have represented Darwin?s repugnant evolutionary ideals and even suggest civilisation?s tenuousness.
  • (informal, figuratively, pejorative) A brutish or savage person.
  • The football squad was comprised of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.
  • (informal, figuratively, pejorative) A man with old fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women.
  • Old Sven is a bit of a caveman ; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.
  • * 2008', David E. Clarke, ''Cinderella Meets the '''Caveman : Stop the Boredom in Your Marriage and Jump , page 159,
  • You think your Caveman is always chasing you for sex. Well, he is.

    Synonyms

    * (early humans or related species) hominid, hominin, neanderthal, troglodyte * (brutish or savage person) boor, lout, savage, thug, troglodyte * (man with regressive opinions) chauvinist

    Hypernyms

    * cave dweller

    Coordinate terms

    * cavewoman

    Derived terms

    * cavemanlike

    Anagrams

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    barbarian

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to people, countries or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
  • Synonyms

    * barbaric * barbarous

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uncivilized or uncultured person, originally compared to the hellenistic Greco-Roman civilisation; often associated with fighting or other such shows of strength.
  • (derogatory) Someone from a developing country or backward culture.
  • A warrior, clad in fur or leather, associated with sword and sorcery stories.
  • (derogatory) A person destitute of culture; a Philistine.
  • A cruel, savage, brutal person; one without pity or humanity.
  • * Philips
  • Thou fell barbarian .