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Bushwhacker

Bushwhacker Meaning & Definition
Bushwhacker Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bushwhacker?

[n] a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
[n] a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bushwhacker: hillbilly

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See Also | Confederate soldier | rustic

Bushwhacker In Webster's Dictionary

\Bush"whack`er\, n. 1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes. [U.S.] They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of raccoons by moonlight. --W. Irving. 2. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers. [U.S.] --Farrow.

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