bushwhacker

bush·whack  (bshhwk, -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.

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bushwhacker n.

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bushwhacker [ˈbʊʃˌwækə]

n

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bushwhacker - a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person hillbilly rustic - 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

Translations

bushwhacker [ˈbʊʃˌwækəʳ] N (US) → pionero/a m/f, explorador(a) m/f