Definitions for: Bushwhacker

[n] a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
[n] a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person

Webster (1913) Definition: Bush"whack`er, n.
1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes.
[U.S.]

They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of
raccoons by moonlight. --W. Irving.

2. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be
a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force
or its sympathizers. [U.S.] --Farrow.

Synonyms: hillbilly

See Also: Confederate soldier, rustic

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