n.
Pronunciation: ' bu ̇ sh-m ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1785
1 capitalized [modification of obsolete Afrikaans boschjesman, from boschje (dim. 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