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BUSHMAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dweller in the Australian bush country

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bushman" is a kind of...):

pioneer (one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa

Synonyms:

Bushman; Khoisan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Bushman" is a kind of...):

nomad (a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons)

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