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bushwhacker

Pronunciation: /ˈbʊʃwakə/

Definition of bushwhacker

noun

  • 1North American & Australian/NZ a person who clears land in bush country.
  • a person who lives or travels in bush country.
  • 2US a guerrilla fighter (originally in the American Civil War).

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