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bushman

[boosh-muhn] / ˈbʊʃ mən /
NOUN
person who lives/works in the woods
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When Freeman first vanished, there was huge focus on his skills as a bushman.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

“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

In Chapter IV, "The oldtime bush-man has no use for game-wardens" was changed to "The old-time bushman has no use for game-wardens".

From Northwest! 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

The UK-based rights group Survival International, which has supported the bushmen, hailed the latest court decision.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2011

The next morning Jack started for Kimberley riding his pony Nobbier, Kildare and The Muffin Man being ridden by two little bushmen who were in his service.

From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Dalrymple J. Belgrave


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