Solo man

noun

1. an early human being of the upper Pleistocene, known from skull fragments found in Java.

Solo man

noun

1. a type of early man, Homo soloensis, of late Pleistocene times, having a skull resembling that of Neanderthal man but with a smaller cranial capacity

Solo man

/ sō′lō /

1. A fossil hominid specimen previously classed as a distinct species ( Homo soloensis ) but now generally regarded as an archaic example of Homo sapiens.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Solo man¹

After the Solo River, central Java, near which the fragments were found

Word History and Origins

Origin of Solo man¹

C20: after Solo, site in central Java where remains were found

Example Sentences

He was a very solo man, so I need to know more.

From Los Angeles Times

"Pose" star Billy Porter hsd a few choice words for Anna Wintour and Harry Styles, who made history as the first solo man to pose on the cover of Vogue styled in a dress.

From Salon

It doesn’t make sense to talk about Bill Cosby as if he was a solo man in the world.

From New York Times

Another contained a solo man in a backward baseball cap, who would periodically take a big puff from his vaporizer.

From Washington Post

British actor Idris Elba made history this week as the first solo man to cover Maxim magazine, on the September issue, no less.

From Forbes