Bushwhacker

Definition of Bushwhacker

Bush´whack`er
n.1.One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes.
They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of raccoons by moonlight.
- W. Irving.
2.A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers.

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