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bushman
1[boosh-muhn]
noun
plural
bushmena woodsman.
Australian.Ìýa pioneer; dweller in the bush.
(initial capital letter)ÌýSan.
Bushman
2[boosh-muhn]
noun
Francis X(avier), 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.
Bushman
1/ ˈ²úʊʃ³¾É™²Ô /
noun
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
bushman
2/ ˈ²úʊʃ³¾É™²Ô /
noun
a person who lives or travels in the bush, esp one versed in bush lore
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of bushman1
Example Sentences
“Bushman†could accurately be called a fish-out-of-water movie, but part of the conceit is that Gabriel, who happily identifies as a bushman, seems more settled than everyone else.
Her latest book, When Tears Don’t Matter, portrays the lives of the remaining bushmen in the Kalahari in eastern Namibia, who eke out a living amid the daunting demands of nature.
Local bushman Ben Gibbs told local medial he found him after walking past a search area which had already been tagged by rescue crews.
The men always carry spears or bows to defend themselves against “bushmenâ€â€” the vicious, atavistic descendants of criminals and beggars — or even occasional marauders from Wales and Ireland.
They all wore bright green bushman’s hats adorned with a leaping springbok—the symbol of the World Cup-winning national rugby team—above khaki beige-and-green shirts.
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