primitive person vs savage

savage vs primitive person

primitive person and savage both are nouns.

primitive person is not an adjective while savage is an adjective.

primitive person is not a verb while savage is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
primitive person	Yes	No	No	No
savage	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, savage is a hyponym of primitive person; that is, savage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than primitive person:

primitive person: a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
savage: a member of an uncivilized people

Other hyponyms of primitive person include Aryan, Indo-European, autochthon, Basket Maker, cave dweller, cave man, caveman, troglodyte, Heidelberg man, Homo heidelbergensis, ape-man, missing link, Mound Builder, Piltdown hoax, Piltdown man, barbarian, feral man, wild man.

primitive person (noun)	savage (noun)
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization	a member of an uncivilized people
	a cruelly rapacious person

primitive person (adjective)	savage (adjective)
	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
	without civilizing influences
	marked by extreme and violent energy
	wild and menacing

primitive person (verb)	savage (verb)
	criticize harshly or violently
	attack brutally and fiercely

Difference between primitive person and savage

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