bushbeater

[boosh-bee-ter]

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• bushbeating noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bushbeater¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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