Main Entry:

bush·man

Pronunciation:

\ˈbu̇sh-mən\

Function:

noun

Date:

1785

1capitalized [modification of obsolete Afrikaans boschjesman, from boschje (diminutive of bosch forest) + Afrikaans man] a: a member of a group of short-statured peoples of southern Africa who traditionally live by hunting and foraging b: the Khoisan languages spoken by these people2 a: woodsman bchiefly Australian : a person who lives in the bush