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bushranger

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bush·rang·er  (bshrnjr)
n.
1. One who lives in the wilderness.
2. An outlaw living in the Australian bush.

bushranger [ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə]
n
1. Austral History an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
2. US a person who lives away from civilization; backwoodsman
Translations
bushranger [ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒəʳ] N (Australia) → bandido m


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The bushrangers were to attack them three times, and be defeated with immense slaughter.
There are some brand-new bushrangers on the road between Whittlesea and this--a second Kelly gang
He had evidently lived in varied cities and very motley societies, for some of his cheerfullest stories were about gambling hells and opium dens, Australian bushrangers or Italian brigands.
 
 
 
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