bushman
noun
a woodsman.
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bushman
1 American
[boosh-muhn]
/ ˈbʊʃ mən /
noun
bushmen
plural
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a woodsman.
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Australian. a pioneer; dweller in the bush.
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(initial capital letter) San.
Bushman
2
American
[boosh-muhn]
/ ˈbʊʃ mən /
noun
Bushman
1
British
/ ˈbʊʃmən /
noun
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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
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any language of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
bushman
2
British
/ ˈbʊʃmən /
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of bushman
1775–85; bush 1 + man, modeled on Afrikaans boschjesman literally, man of the bush
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Police say they understand he is an experienced bushman - or a person familiar with the wilderness - which presents a challenge for the search party hunting for him.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025
Murray's bid for a second grand slam title Down Under has sparked a light-hearted dig at Australia's iconic celluloid hero "Crocodile Dundee", the weathered bushman played by Paul Hogan in the 1986 film.
From Reuters ● Jan. 15, 2013
Surely an Inuit elder or a Kalahari bushman has equal credentials when it comes to describing and passing on a way of life or way of thought to enhance the lives of future generations.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2012
If you go back and look at bushman art, early cave painting, you see sport being illustrated within those paintings.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2010
When a bushman took the rocks he went to shoot big-horn and bear.
From Northwest! by Bindloss, Harold
For Kablan Porquet, founder of the Bushman Cafe, a pillar of the economic capital Abidjan's Pan-African cultural scene, Ivory Coast has "made the choice to abandon culture".
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
More Bushman art is shown elsewhere, in particular his drawing of Pirates of the Caribbean as a wax museum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
Finding that increasing arousal was not the answer to anger corresponded with previous work led by Bushman that linked venting anger with continued aggression.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
The Chiefs also have Blake Bell on the 53-man roster with Matt Bushman and Gerrit Prince on the practice squad.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
“Let us go into the house, Miss Darcy,” and making a motion to the Bushman to follow, they entered the salon.
From An I.D.B. in South Africa by Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise
Herzog depicts the bushmen who aid Boyes as dignified, diligent and intelligent without romanticizing them while capturing the rugged beauty of the African landscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The Namibian bushmen seem pretty impressed with Eddie's virgin fire–making skills, too.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2013
Just 200 years ago, San bushmen decorated the walls of the Drakensburg mountains with abstract patterns eerily similar to the ones in France and Spain.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2012
The court said the bushmen could use an existing well on their traditional land in the Kalahari Game Reserve, and excavate new wells.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2011
He was drawing an intricate pattern in the dust with the blade of his pen-knife, a favourite pastime with bushmen.
From The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography by Dawson, A. J. (Alec John)
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