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Definition of
bushwhacker noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bushwhacker
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈbʊʃˌwækər
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1
a person who lives or travels in an area of wild country
2
a person who fights in a
guerrilla
war
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bushwhacker
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