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bushwhacker

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbʊʃˌwækə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bŏŏsh′hwak′ər, -wak′ər)

bush•whack•er (bŏŏsh′hwak′ər, -wak′ər),USA pronunciation n.

a person or thing that bushwhacks.
American History(in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, esp. a Confederate.
any guerrilla or outlaw.
British Terms[Australian Slang.]an unsophisticated person;
hick.

bush¹ + whacker 1800–10, American.

bush′whack′ing, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bushwhacker /ˈbʊʃˌwækə/ n

US Canadian Austral a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
Austral informal an unsophisticated person; boor
a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
US any guerrilla
NZ a person who works in the bush, esp at timber felling

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