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BUSHMAN
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• BUSHMAN (noun)
The noun BUSHMAN has 2 senses:
1. nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
2. a dweller in the Australian bush country
Familiarity information: BUSHMAN used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Bushman; Khoisan
Hypernyms ("Bushman" is a kind of...):
nomad (a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A dweller in the Australian bush country
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("bushman" is a kind of...):
pioneer (one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory)
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