bushranger
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.
Origin of bushranger
1Other words from bushranger
- bushranging, noun
Words Nearby bushranger
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How to use bushranger in a sentence
It's bad enough being compelled to turn thief and bushranger, but it would be worse if I was caught.
Grif | B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) FarjeonIt was a dirty burgling business for a decent bushranger to lose his life in, now wasn't it?
The Boss of Taroomba | E. W. HornungWith no groan or word he fell; and when I reached the side of Smith there was not another bushranger left to battle with.
The Gold Hunter's Adventures | William H. ThomesI propped his back against some spare blankets, and heard the bushranger's story.
The Gold Hunter's Adventures | William H. ThomesBecky, the servant, had utterly collapsed at the word bushranger; the other two faces looked as if carved in stone.
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British Dictionary definitions for bushranger
/ (ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə) /
Australian history an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
US a person who lives away from civilization; backwoodsman
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