A Bushman is an aboriginal person from the southwestern part of Africa, especially the Kalahari desert region.
bushman in British English
(ˈbʊʃmən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
Australian and New Zealand
a person who lives or travels in the bush, esp one versed in bush lore
Bushman in British English
(ˈbʊʃmən)
nounWord forms: plural-man or -men
1.
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
2.
any language of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family
Word origin
C18: from Afrikaans boschjesman
bushman in American English
(ˈbʊʃmən)
nounWord forms: pluralˈbushmen (bʊʃmən)
1.
a person who lives in the Australian bush
2.
a backwoodsman
3. [B-]
a.
a member of a nomadic people living in the region of the Kalahari Desert in S Africa