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bushranger

noun
bush·​rang·​er | \ ˈbu̇sh-ˌrān-jər How to pronounce bushranger (audio) \

Definition of bushranger

1 Australia : an outlaw living in the bush
2 : frontiersman, woodsman

Other Words from bushranger

bushranging \ ˈbu̇sh-​ˌrān-​jiŋ How to pronounce bushranging (audio) \ noun

First Known Use of bushranger

1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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