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bushranger
[ boosh-reyn-jer ]
/ ˈbʊʃˌreɪn dʒər /
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noun
a person who lives in the bush or woods.
Australian.
- a person who lives by robbing travelers and isolated homesteads in the bush.
- a person who drives a hard, and sometimes dishonest, bargain.
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bush oyster, bush parole, bush pig, bush pilot, bush poppy, bushranger, bush road, bush shirt, bush shrike, bush sickness, bush singlet
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British Dictionary definitions for bushranger
bushranger
/ (ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə) /
noun
Australian history an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
US a person who lives away from civilization; backwoodsman
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