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bushman

[boosh-muhn] / ˈbʊʃ mən /
NOUN
person who lives/works in the woods
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Mr Phillips was known as an experienced hunter and bushman who knew the area he disappeared into well.

From BBC Oct. 9, 2025

“Bushman” could accurately be called a fish-out-of-water movie, but part of the conceit is that Gabriel, who happily identifies as a bushman, seems more settled than everyone else.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

Murray's bid for a second grand slam title Down Under has sparked a light-hearted dig at Australia's iconic celluloid hero "Crocodile Dundee", the weathered bushman played by Paul Hogan in the 1986 film.

From Reuters Jan. 15, 2013

Surely an Inuit elder or a Kalahari bushman has equal credentials when it comes to describing and passing on a way of life or way of thought to enhance the lives of future generations.

From The Guardian Nov. 22, 2012

There was, however, nothing suspicious in the rancher's attitude, and the others laughed in the soft fashion peculiar to the bushman.

From Thrice Armed by Harold Bindloss

Herzog depicts the bushmen who aid Boyes as dignified, diligent and intelligent without romanticizing them while capturing the rugged beauty of the African landscape.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 24, 2026

The Namibian bushmen seem pretty impressed with Eddie's virgin fire–making skills, too.

From The Guardian Feb. 20, 2013

Just 200 years ago, San bushmen decorated the walls of the Drakensburg mountains with abstract patterns eerily similar to the ones in France and Spain.

From Slate Oct. 18, 2012

BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson says the court judgement is a remarkable victory for the bushmen.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2011

But we no longer regard it from any artistic or ornamental point of view; that would be to derogate from our character as bushmen.

From Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand by William Delisle Hay




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