bushman
[ boo sh-muh n ]
/ ˈbʊʃ mən /
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noun, plural bush·men.
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Nearby words
bushing, bushire, bushism, bushland, bushline, bushman, bushman's singlet, bushmaster, bushmeat, bushmen, bushnell
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British Dictionary definitions for bushmen (1 of 2)
bushman
/ (ˈbʊʃmən) /
noun plural -men
Australian and NZ a person who lives or travels in the bush, esp one versed in bush lore
British Dictionary definitions for bushmen (2 of 2)
Bushman
/ (ˈbʊʃmən) /
noun plural -man or -men
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
any language of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
Word Origin for Bushman
C18: from Afrikaans boschjesman
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Culture definitions for bushmen
Bushmen
The nomadic hunting and gathering peoples of the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. (See hunting and gathering societies and nomadism.)
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