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单词 bushwhacker
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bushwhacker

[ boosh-hwak-er, -wak-er ]
/ ˈbʊʃˌʰwæk ər, -ˌwæk ər /
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noun

a person or thing that bushwhacks.
(in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, especially a Confederate.
any guerrilla or outlaw.
Australian Slang. an unsophisticated person; hick.

Origin of bushwhacker

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bush1 + whacker

OTHER WORDS FROM bushwhacker

bushwhacking, noun

Words nearby bushwhacker

bush tucker, bushveld, bushwa, bushwalking, bushwhack, bushwhacker, bush wren, bushy, bushy-tailed, busily, business
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British Dictionary definitions for bushwhacker

bushwhacker
/ (ˈbʊʃˌwækə) /

noun

US, Canadian and Australian a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
Australian 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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