| 1. | a person whose home is a cave. |
| 2. | a prehistoric person who lived in caves. |
| 3. | Facetious. a person who lives in an apartment building or the like in a large city. |
| cave dweller n. One that dwells in a cave, especially a prehistoric human. cave'-dwell'ing (kāv'dwěl'ĭng) adj. |