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bushwhacker

[ boosh-hwak-er, -wak-er ]
/ ˈbʊʃˌʰwæk ər, -ˌwæk ər /
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noun
a person or thing that bushwhacks.
(in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, especially a Confederate.
any guerrilla or outlaw.
Australian Slang. an unsophisticated person; hick.
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Origin of bushwhacker

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

OTHER WORDS FROM bushwhacker

bushwhacking, noun

Words nearby bushwhacker

bush tucker, bushveld, bushwa, bushwalking, bushwhack, bushwhacker, bush wren, bushy, bushy-tailed, busily, business
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Words related to bushwhacker

aggressor, mugger, antagonist, assaulter, enemy, foe, goon, invader, opposite number

British Dictionary definitions for bushwhacker

bushwhacker
/ (ˈbʊʃˌwækə) /
noun
US, Canadian and Australian a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
Australian informal an unsophisticated person; boor
a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
US any guerrilla
NZ a person who works in the bush, esp at timber felling
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