BUSHMAN


Meaning of BUSHMAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbu̇sh-mən ]

noun

Date: 1785

1. capitalized

[modification of obsolete Afrikaans boschjesman, from boschje (diminutive of bosch forest) + Afrikaans man ]

a. : a member of a group of short-statured peoples of southern Africa who traditionally live by hunting and foraging

b. : the Khoisan languages spoken by these people

2.

a. : woodsman

b. chiefly Australian : a person who lives in the bush

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.