bushwhacker: Meaning and Definition of
bush•whack•er
Pronunciation: (boosh'hwak"ur, -wak"ur), [key]
— n.
- a person or thing that bushwhacks.
- (in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, esp. a Confederate.
- any guerrilla or outlaw.
- an unsophisticated person; hick.
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