"Bushman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Bushmen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|Bushmen}} Bushman (plural Bushmen)
  1. A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms, Languages, People Synonyms: Bosjesman, San Translations (Bushman): Boesman (Afrikaans), boŝmano (Esperanto), bušmanni (Finnish), busmanni (Finnish), Bochiman [masculine] (French), Buiseach [masculine] (Irish), boscimano [masculine] (Italian), bosquímano [masculine] (Portuguese), buscìmanu [masculine] (Sicilian), Morwa (Sotho), bosquimán [masculine] (Spanish), umThwa [class-1, class-2] (Xhosa), umuThwa [class-1, class-2] (Zulu)
    Sense id: en-Bushman-en-noun-IV9784uS Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 75 25 Disambiguation of Languages: 81 19 Disambiguation of People: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Sotho translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Xhosa translations, Terms with Zulu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Sotho translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Xhosa translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Zulu translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'Bushman': 59 41
  2. (now sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) A member of one of the foraging ethnic groups native to southwestern Africa, mostly the Kalahari. Tags: ethnic, offensive, slur, sometimes
    Sense id: en-Bushman-en-noun-zATg2zHs Categories (other): English ethnic slurs, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

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