单词 | bushwhacker |
释义 | bushwhacker[ boosh-hwak-er, -wak-er ] / ˈbʊʃˌʰwæk ər, -ˌwæk ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bushwhacker ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person or thing that bushwhacks. (in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, especially a Confederate. any guerrilla or outlaw. Australian Slang. an unsophisticated person; hick. Origin of bushwhackerAn Americanism dating back to 1800–10; bush1 + whacker OTHER WORDS FROM bushwhackerbushwhacking, nounWords nearby bushwhackerbush tucker, bushveld, bushwa, bushwalking, bushwhack, bushwhacker, bush wren, bushy, bushy-tailed, busily, business Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for bushwhackerbushwhacker / (ˈbʊʃˌwækə) / nounUS, Canadian and Australian a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands Australian informal an unsophisticated person; boor a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War US any guerrilla NZ a person who works in the bush, esp at timber felling 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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