bush·whack (b sh hw k , -wk)v. bush·whacked, bush·whack·ing, bush·whacks v.intr. 1. To make one's way through thick woods by cutting away bushes and branches. 2. To travel through or live in the woods. 3. To fight as a guerrilla in the woods. v.tr. To attack suddenly from a place of concealment; ambush. See Synonyms at ambush. bush whacker n. |
bushwhacker [ˈbʊʃˌwækə]
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1. US, Canadian, and Austral a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
2. Austral informal an unsophisticated person; boor
3. (Historical Terms) a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
4. (Military) US any guerrilla
5. (Business / Professions) NZ a person who works in the bush, esp at timber felling
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  bushwhacker - a disparaging term for an unsophisticated personrustic - an unsophisticated country person |
| 2. | bushwhacker - a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War Confederate soldier - a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War |
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