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

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