- 1. n. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes. Source: opted
- 2. n. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers. Source: opted
- 3. n. a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War Source: wordnet
- 5. 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. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n. a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War Source: ecdict
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