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bushbeater

American  
[boosh-bee-ter] / ˈbʊʃˌbi tər /

noun

  1. a person who conducts a thorough search to recruit talented people, as for an athletic team.


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Etymology

Origin of bushbeater

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bush 1 + beater


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Thereupon, he took up the problem of just what the efficient bushbeater should do.

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