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bush⋅man

  [boosh-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men.
1. a woodsman.
2. Australian. a pioneer; dweller in the bush.
3. (initial capital letter) San.
Origin:
1775–85; bush 1 + man 1 , modeled on Afrik boschjesman lit., man of the bush
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Bush⋅man

  [boosh-muhn]
–noun
Francis X(avier), 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.

San

  [sahn]
–noun, plural Sans (especially collectively) San for 1.
1. a member of a nomadic, racially distinct, short-statured people of southern Africa.
2. any of more than a dozen related Khoisan languages spoken by the San.
Also called Bushman.
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Bush·man   (bŏŏsh'mən)   
n.  

  1. See San.

  2. bushman Australian One who lives or travels in the wilderness, especially in the outback.


[Translation of Afrikaans boschjeman : boschje, bush + man, man.]
San   (sän)   
n.   pl. San or Sans In both senses also called Bushman.

  1. A member of a traditionally nomadic hunting people of southwest Africa.

  2. Any of the Khoisan languages of the San.


[Nama : sa, to pick up from the ground, gather + -n, common gender pl. suff.]
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Medical Dictionary

SAN abbr.
sinoatrial node

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