Bushwhacker (Noun)
Meaning 1
A Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Related Words
Meaning 2
A disparaging term for an unsophisticated person.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The tourists thought the local was just a bushwhacker who didn't know the first thing about city life.
- Her brother was a bushwhacker from the country who had never even heard of a cappuccino.
- The comedian's jokes about bushwhackers from rural areas were hilarious to the urban crowd.
- After living in the city for a few years, Sarah couldn't believe she used to be such a bushwhacker.
- The hipster looked down on the bushwhacker who was wearing camouflage pants and a mullet.