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Meaning of bushwhacker

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bushwhacker

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.

  2. A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.

  3. A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.

  4. Someone who attacks without warning.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bushwhacker

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