Bushman
a woodsman.
Australian. a pioneer; dweller in the bush.
(initial capital letter) San.
Francis X(avier) 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.
Historical Examples
After London Richard Jefferies
Australia Revenged Boomerang
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 George W. Williams
Pushed and the Return Push George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
Main Street Sinclair Lewis
Impressions of South Africa James Bryce
On Commando Dietlof Van Warmelo
The Giraffe Hunters Mayne Reid
South Africa and the Transvaal War, vol. 7 Louis Creswicke
The Giraffe Hunters Mayne Reid
noun (pl) -men
(Austral & NZ) a person who lives or travels in the bush, esp one versed in bush lore
noun (pl) -man, -men
a member of a hunting and gathering people of southern Africa, esp the Kalahari region, typically having leathery yellowish skin, short stature, and prominent buttocks
any language of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
n.
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