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ər, -ˌwæk noun
1.
a person or thing that bushwhacks.
2.
(in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, especially a Confederate.
3.
any guerrilla or outlaw.
4.
Australian Slang. an unsophisticated person; hick.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (US), (Canadian), (Austral) a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands |
| 2. | informal (Austral) an unsophisticated person; boor |
| 3. | a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War |
| 4. | (US) any guerrilla |
| 5. | (NZ) a person who works in the bush, esp at timber felling |
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Word Origin & History
bushwhacker
1809, Amer.Eng., lit. "one who beats the bushes" (to make his way through), perhaps modeled on Du. bosch-wachter "forest keeper." In American Civil War, "irregular who took to the woods" (1862), variously regarded as patriot guerillas or as freebooters.
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