[boo
sh-hwak-er, -wak-er] 
| 1. | a person or thing that bushwhacks. |
| 2. | (in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, esp. a Confederate. |
| 3. | any guerrilla or outlaw. |
| 4. | Australian Slang. an unsophisticated person; hick. |
| bush·whack (bŏŏsh'hwāk', -wāk') v. bush·whacked, bush·whack·ing, bush·whacks v. intr.
To attack suddenly from a place of concealment; ambush. See Synonyms at ambush. bush'whack'er n. |