bushbeater

[boo sh-bee-ter]

noun

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

Origin of bushbeater

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bush¹ + beater

Related formsbush·beat·ing, noun

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