bushman

¹ American  

[boosh-muhn] / ˈbʊʃ mən /

noun

plural

bushmen

1. a woodsman.

2. Australian. a pioneer; dweller in the bush.

3. (initial capital letter) San.

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Bushman ² American  

[boosh-muhn] / ˈbʊʃ mən /

noun

1. Francis X(avier), 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.

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Bushman ¹ British  

/ ˈbʊʃmən /

noun

1. 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

2. any language of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family

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bushman ² British  

/ ˈbʊʃmən /

noun

1. a person who lives or travels in the bush, esp one versed in bush lore

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Etymology

Origin of bushman

1775–85; bush ¹ + man, modeled on Afrikaans boschjesman literally, man of the bush

Example Sentences

Mr Phillips was known as an experienced hunter and bushman who knew the area he disappeared into well.

From BBC

Mr Phillips was known to be a bushman who had some survival training.

From BBC

Locals know Phillips as a bushman with survival skills that would have set him up for building shelters and foraging for food in the wilderness.

From BBC

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

“Bushman” could accurately be called a fish-out-of-water movie, but part of the conceit is that Gabriel, who happily identifies as a bushman, seems more settled than everyone else.

From New York Times