| 释义 |
bush·whack·er
noun
also bush·wack·er \-kə(r)\; also bush·whack \-k\
(-s)
Etymology: bushwhacker from bush (I) + whacker; bushwacker & bushwack, alteration of bushwhacker
: one that bushwhacks: as
a. : a person who clears away the bush (as in preparing land for grazing); also : an implement for this
b. : one that lives in or frequents the woods : woodsman
c. : a Confederate soldier who engaged in guerrilla warfare in the Civil War
d. : one that fires from ambush : sniper
e. : a deserter or draft dodger who became an outlaw especially during and after the Civil War
f. : bushfighter, raider, guerrilla
g. : outlaw, bandit |