Bushman
pronunciation
How to pronounce Bushman in British English:
UK [ˈbʊʃmən]
How to pronounce Bushman in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a dweller in the Australian bush country
Word Origin
- Bushman (n.)
- 1785, from South African Dutch boschjesman, literally "man of the bush," from boschje, from Dutch bosje, diminutive of bosch, bos (see bush (n.)).
Example
- 1. I hear a bushman 's working for you .
- 2. Bushman believes that violent video games desensitize young people .
- 3. The little bushman looked round to make sure that nobody was there .
- 4. These paintings are believed to be attributed to the san ( bushman ) people .
- 5. It 's an old trick I learned from a bushman in zimbabwe .