bushman
(noun) a dweller in the Australian bush country
Bushman, Khoisan
(noun) nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bushman (plural bushmen)
(Australia) A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback.
• bushwoman
Bushman (plural Bushmen)
A member of one of the foraging ethnic groups native to southwestern Africa, mostly the Kalahari.
• Bosjesman
• San
Source: Wiktionary
Bush"man, n.; pl. Bushmen. Etym: [Cf. D. boschman, boschjesman. See 1st Bush.]
1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
2. (Ethnol.)
Definition: One of a race of South African nomads, living principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied in race or language to any other people.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 July 2024
(adjective) ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; “was boorish and insensitive”; “the loutish manners of a bully”; “her stupid oafish husband”; “aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
