cave dweller
Lives in caverns
A cave dweller is someone who lives in a cave, either literally or figuratively.
The term applies to prehistoric humans who inhabited caves, and extends to anyone perceived as primitive, unsociable, or out of touch with modern life: He's such a cave dweller—he doesn't even have a smartphone.
The word caveman carries similar connotations.
Cave-dwelling person
- paleolithicEarliest tool-making period
- primitiveIn earliest form
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
- flintknapperOne who chips stone tools
nomad · shelter · ochre · mammoth · forager · tribe · tools · hearth
One who inhabits
- occupantOne dwelling within
- denizenOne who inhabits
- nativeOriginating from a place
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
homesteader · indigenous · aboriginal · tribesman · villager · tenant · colonist · communal
One choosing isolation
- solitudeState of being alone
- anchoriteReligious recluse in enclosure
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
ascetic · isolation · contemplation · meditation · withdrawal · eremitic · solitary · monastic
troglodyte
Cave-dwelling person
- paleolithicEarliest tool-making period
- primitiveIn earliest form
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
flintknapper · nomad · shelter · ochre · mammoth · forager · tribe · tools · hearth · rock art
resident
One who inhabits
settler · homesteader · indigenous · aboriginal · tribesman · villager · tenant · colonist · communal · underground
recluse
One choosing isolation
- solitudeState of being alone
- anchoriteReligious recluse in enclosure
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
hermitage · ascetic · isolation · contemplation · meditation · withdrawal · eremitic · solitary · monastic · introspection
- prehistoric humanscaveman, Neanderthal, Neanderthals, Cro-Magnon, Cro-Magnons
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- dwellers
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- lonershermit, recluse, loner, lone wolf, introvert
- prehistoric roleshunter, gatherer, tribal chief, shaman, fire keeper
cave dwellercity dweller
Urban area inhabitant
urbanite · apartment dweller · suburbanite · homeowner · nomad
cave dwellernomad
Homeless wanderer by choice
wanderer · jet-setter · globetrotter · digital nomad · itinerant
cave, dwell, dwelling, excavate, cavern, dweller, excavator, cavernous, caverns