bushman
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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
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 Botswana bushmen have been embroiled in a long-running legal battle to return to their traditional land and way of life.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2011
Their eyes were clear, and like those of most bushmen singularly steady; their skin was weather-darkened, and they were leanly muscular.
From The Protector by Harold Bindloss
