francis bushman

Bushman [boo sh-muh n] noun Francis X(avier),1883–1966, U.S. film actor. Liberaldictionary.com

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Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for francis bushman bushman noun plural -men Australian and NZ a person who lives or travels in the bush, esp one versed in bush lore Bushman noun plural -man or -men a member of a hunting and gathering people of southern Africa, esp the Kalahari region, typically having leathery yellowish skin, short stature, and prominent buttocks any language of this people, belonging to the Khoisan family Word Origin for Bushman C18: from Afrikaans boschjesman Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for francis bushman Bushman n.

1785, from South African Dutch boschjesman, literally “man of the bush,” from boschje, from Dutch bosje, diminutive of bosch, bos (see bush (n.)).

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