— Neanderthaler , n.
/nee an"deuhr thawl', -tawl', -tahl'; nay ahn"deuhr tahl'/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to Neanderthal man.
2. ( often l.c. ) Informal. primitive, unenlightened, or reactionary; culturally or intellectually backward.
n.
3. See Neanderthal man .
4. ( often l.c. ) Informal.
a. an unenlightened or ignorant person; barbarian.
b. a reactionary; a person with very old-fashioned ideas.
Also, Neandertal /nee an"deuhr tawl', -tahl'; nay ahn"deuhr tahl'/ (for defs. 1, 3).
[ 1860-65; after Neanderthal, valley in Germany, near Düsseldorf, where evidence of Neanderthal man was first found ]