bushwhacker meaning

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bushwhacker (noun): a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person.

bushwhacker has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

bushwhacker as a noun

  1. a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person

    Synonyms: hillbilly

    Type of: rustic

  2. a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War

    Type of: Confederate soldier

    Related forms: bushwhack

Scrabble score: 28 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in ER · 11-letter words

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