bushman

[ boo sh-muh n ]
/ ˈbʊʃ mən /

noun, plural bush·men.

a woodsman.
Australian. a pioneer; dweller in the bush.
(initial capital letter) San.

Origin of bushman

1775–85; bush1 + man1, modeled on Afrikaans boschjesman literally, man of the bush

Words nearby bushman

bushing, bushire, bushism, bushland, bushline, bushman, bushman's singlet, bushmaster, bushmeat, bushmen, bushnell

Words related to bushmen

primitive, aboriginal, native, autochthon, indigene

Example sentences from the Web for bushmen

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

Cultural 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.)