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bushwhackers

bushwhackers is the plural of bushwhacker.

Meaning of bushwhacker

Noun

bushwhacker (plural bushwhackers)

  1. (US) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
  2. (Australia) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
  3. (US, historical) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
    • The bushwhackers remained at General Cooper′s camp several days, then crossed the Red River into Texas.1962, Albert E. Castel, William Clarke Quantrill: His Life and Times, page 155
  4. (dated) Someone who attacks without warning.
  5. A small, soft-floored inflatable boat (designed for use by one or two people).
    • We spent the rest of the day hopping from pond to pond with the bushwhackers, and we found them very suited for it.1977 September, Dave Hurteau, Air and Water, Field & Stream, page 90

Questions about bushwhackers

What is bushwhackers the plural of?
Bushwhackers is the plural of bushwhacker.

Words near bushwhackers in the dictionary

  1. Bushways
  2. bushweed
  3. bushwhack
  4. bushwhacked
  5. bushwhacker
  6. bushwhackers
  7. bushwhacking
  8. bushwhackings
  9. bushwhacks
  10. Bushwick
  11. bushwillow

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