bushranger

[ boosh-reyn-jer ]

noun

1. a person who lives in the bush or woods.
2. Australian.
   1. a person who lives by robbing travelers and isolated homesteads in the bush.
   2. a person who drives a hard, and sometimes dishonest, bargain.

bushranger

/ ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə /

noun

1. history an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
2. a person who lives away from civilization; backwoodsman

Other Words From

• bushranging noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushranger¹

First recorded in 1810–20; bush ¹ + ranger

Example Sentences

It's bad enough being compelled to turn thief and bushranger, but it would be worse if I was caught.

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It was a dirty burgling business for a decent bushranger to lose his life in, now wasn't it?

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With no groan or word he fell; and when I reached the side of Smith there was not another bushranger left to battle with.

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I propped his back against some spare blankets, and heard the bushranger's story.

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Becky, the servant, had utterly collapsed at the word bushranger; the other two faces looked as if carved in stone.

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