cave dweller

cave dwell

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keyv dwel]
- /keɪv dwɛl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keyv dwel]
- /keɪv dwɛl/

Definitions of cave dweller words

noun cave dweller a prehistoric person; person who lives in a cave 3
noun cave dweller a person whose home is a cave. 1
noun cave dweller a prehistoric person who lived in caves. 1
noun cave dweller Facetious. a person who lives in an apartment building or the like in a large city. 1
noun cave dweller Prehistoric human who lived in caves, a caveman or cavewoman. 0
noun cave dweller (figuratively, pejorative) One who behaves like a caveman. 0

See all 6 definitions of cave dweller

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Origin of cave dweller

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Cave dweller

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cave dweller

cave dweller popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cave dweller usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cave dweller

noun cave dweller

aboriginal — An Aboriginal is an Australian Aborigine.
caveman — Cavemen were people in prehistoric times who lived mainly in caves.
troglodyte — a prehistoric cave dweller.

All 3 Synonyms of cave dweller