SINCE 1828
bushman
noun
bush·man
| \ ˈbu̇sh-mən
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Definition of bushman
1 Bushman [ modification of obsolete Afrikaans boschjesman, from boschje (diminutive of bosch forest) + Afrikaans man ] now sometimes offensive
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 people
2a
: woodsman
b
chiefly Australia
: a person who lives in the bush
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