bushmen

bush·man

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo sh-muh n]
- /ˈbʊʃ mən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo sh-muh n]
- /ˈbʊʃ mən/

Definitions of bushmen word

noun plural bushmen a woodsman. 1
noun plural bushmen Australian. a pioneer; dweller in the bush. 1
noun plural bushmen (initial capital letter) San. 1
noun bushmen plural of bushman. 0

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Origin of bushmen

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

1775-85; bush1 + man1, modeled on Afrikaans boschjesman literally, man of the bush

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Parts of speech for Bushmen

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bushmen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for bushmen

noun bushmen

primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
aboriginal — An Aboriginal is an Australian Aborigine.
native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
autochthon — one of the earliest known inhabitants of any country; aboriginal
bushman — A Bushman is an aboriginal person from the southwestern part of Africa, especially the Kalahari desert region.

All 6 Synonyms of bushmen