cave dweller
noun
1
: one (such as a prehistoric human) that dwells in a cave
2
: one that lives in a city apartment building
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But instead of sunlight, these cave dwellers rely on carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H₂) emitted from Erebus’s volcanic vents.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Back in January, cave dweller Beatriz Flamini posed this question to D.T.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024
That close and unmediated relationship between performers and listeners has been fundamental to music since a cave dweller first tapped two rocks together and a companion howled along.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
From the day the first primitive human clambered up a tree while fleeing a pack of ravenous wolves — and later grunted out the details of their narrow escape to cave dwellers around a campfire — the human brain appears to have been hard-wired to process and retain stories.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
But ancient cave dwellers weren’t sitting around the fire quaffing crisp lagers and hazy IPAs.
—Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
But by dragging their fingers across the rock and pushing them into the cave wall, these creative cave dwellers deliberately produced enduring lines and dots that would lie hidden beneath the French countryside for tens of thousands of years.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
Suddenly this obscure, blind cave dweller has become extremely interesting.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2010
Even for a prehistoric cave dweller, the tablet could prove potently absorbing.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Back in January, cave dweller Beatriz Flamini posed this question to D.T.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 13 Dec. 2024
That close and unmediated relationship between performers and listeners has been fundamental to music since a cave dweller first tapped two rocks together and a companion howled along.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
From the day the first primitive human clambered up a tree while fleeing a pack of ravenous wolves — and later grunted out the details of their narrow escape to cave dwellers around a campfire — the human brain appears to have been hard-wired to process and retain stories.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
But ancient cave dwellers weren’t sitting around the fire quaffing crisp lagers and hazy IPAs.
—Leslie Shapiro, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
But by dragging their fingers across the rock and pushing them into the cave wall, these creative cave dwellers deliberately produced enduring lines and dots that would lie hidden beneath the French countryside for tens of thousands of years.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2023
Suddenly this obscure, blind cave dweller has become extremely interesting.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2010
Even for a prehistoric cave dweller, the tablet could prove potently absorbing.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
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“Cave dweller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cave%20dweller. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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