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Noun: bushwhacker  'bûsh,wa-kur
Usage: N. Amer
  1. A disparaging term for an unsophisticated person
    - hillbilly [N. Amer]
     
  2. A Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War

Derived forms: bushwhackers

Type of: Confederate soldier, rustic

Encyclopedia: Bushwhacker

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