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Bushwhacker — (Marvel) Bushwacker Personnage de Univers Marvel Alias Carl Burbank (véritable identité) Espèce Cyborg … Wikipédia en Français
Bushwhacker — Bush whack er, n. 1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of raccoons by moonlight. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bushwhacker — 1809, Amer.Eng., lit. one who beats the bushes (to make his way through), perhaps modeled on Du. bosch wachter forest keeper. In American Civil War, irregular who took to the woods (1862), variously regarded as patriot guerillas or as freebooters … Etymology dictionary
Bushwhacker — Bushwhacking war eine Form des Guerillakrieges, die vor allem während des Sezessionskrieges in den Grenzstaaten zwischen Nord und Süd praktiziert wurde. Die unabhängig von der regulären Armee organisierten Bushwhackers (engl. etwa „Buschproleten“ … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bushwhacker — Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare during the American Civil War that was particularly prevalent in rural areas where there were sharp divisions between those favoring the Union and Confederacy in the conflict. The perpetrators of the… … Wikipedia
bushwhacker — /ˈbʊʃwækə / (say booshwakuh) noun Colloquial 1. an unsophisticated person who lives in the bush: *It was a fatuous, impulsive remark which I had heard made by a drunken bushwhacker somewhere outback. Crude, rude. –harold lewis, 1973. 2. NZ… …
Bushwhacker (Marvel) — Bushwacker Personnage de Univers Marvel Alias Carl Burbank (véritable identité) Espèce Cyborg … Wikipédia en Français
Bushwhacker (comics) — Bushwacker Personnage de fiction apparaissant dans Punisher Alias Carl Burbank (véritable identité) Espèce … Wikipédia en Français
bushwhacker — noun see bushwhack … New Collegiate Dictionary
bushwhacker — bushwhacking, n. /boosh hwak euhr, wak euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that bushwhacks. 2. (in the American Civil War) a guerrilla, esp. a Confederate. 3. any guerrilla or outlaw. 4. Australian Slang. an unsophisticated person; hick. [1800 10,… … Universalium
bushwhacker — noun a) One who travels through the woods, off the designated path. b) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country … Wiktionary
