bushman

noun bush·man \ˈbu̇sh-mən\

Definition of BUSHMAN

capitalized [modification of obsolete Afrikaans boschjesman, from boschje (diminutive of bosch forest) + Afrikaans man]

a : a member of a group of short-statured peoples of southern Africa who traditionally live by hunting and foraging

b : the Khoisan languages spoken by these people

a : woodsman

b chiefly Australian : a person who lives in the bush

1785

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