bushranger

[ boosh-reyn-jer ]

/ ˈbʊʃˌreɪn dʒər /

noun

a person who lives in the bush or woods.

Australian.

a person who lives by robbing travelers and isolated homesteads in the bush.
a person who drives a hard, and sometimes dishonest, bargain.

Origin of bushranger

First recorded in 1810–20; bush¹ + ranger

OTHER WORDS FROM bushranger

bushranging, noun

Words nearby bushranger

bush oyster, bush parole, bush pig, bush pilot, bush poppy, bushranger, bush road, bush shirt, bush shrike, bush sickness, bush singlet

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Example sentences from the Web for bushranger

The bushranger had evidently started with Punch, and was still curiously absorbed in its contents.
Stingaree|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
A year later Hyland the bushranger was shot in a struggle with the mounted police sent to capture him.
Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Divil a bit, till I see a bushranger, and then I'll give him a taste of my spear.
The Gold Hunter's Adventures|William H. Thomes
It was not joy, but it was quite a new grimness, and in his own preoccupation the bushranger did not notice it at all.
Stingaree|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

The bushranger made a good deal of exciting history in Australia.
Peeps At Many Lands: Australia|Frank Fox

British Dictionary definitions for bushranger

bushranger

/ (ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə) /

noun

Australian history an escaped convict or robber living in the bush

US a person who lives away from civilization; backwoodsman

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

单词	bushranger
释义	bushranger [ boosh-reyn-jer ] / ˈbʊʃˌreɪn dʒər / noun a person who lives in the bush or woods. Australian. a person who lives by robbing travelers and isolated homesteads in the bush. a person who drives a hard, and sometimes dishonest, bargain. Origin of bushranger First recorded in 1810–20; bush¹ + ranger OTHER WORDS FROM bushranger bushranging, noun Words nearby bushranger bush oyster, bush parole, bush pig, bush pilot, bush poppy, bushranger, bush road, bush shirt, bush shrike, bush sickness, bush singlet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bushranger The bushranger had evidently started with Punch, and was still curiously absorbed in its contents. Stingaree\|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung A year later Hyland the bushranger was shot in a struggle with the mounted police sent to capture him. Cumner & South Sea Folk, Complete\|Gilbert Parker Divil a bit, till I see a bushranger, and then I'll give him a taste of my spear. The Gold Hunter's Adventures\|William H. Thomes It was not joy, but it was quite a new grimness, and in his own preoccupation the bushranger did not notice it at all. Stingaree\|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung The bushranger made a good deal of exciting history in Australia. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia\|Frank Fox British Dictionary definitions for bushranger bushranger / (ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒə) / noun Australian history an escaped convict or robber living in the bush US a person who lives away from civilization; backwoodsman 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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