[bush.man] n (1785) 1 cap [modif. of obs. Afrik boschjesman, fr. boschje (dim. of bosch forest) + Afrik 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 Austral: a person who lives in the bush