ˈbäshəsmən, ˈbȯsh-, -shəzm- noun
( plural bosjes·men -mən)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: obsolete Afrikaans Bossiesman (now Boesman ), from Afrikaans bossies- (from bossie bush, shrub, diminutive of bos bush, forest, from Middle Dutch bosch, busch ) + man, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German man — more at man
: bushman 1