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bushman

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for bushman.

Editorial note

This illustrates an interesting and important point that Bushman has been highlighting over and over and over again.

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Quick take

A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of bushman gathered in one view.

noun

A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush.

noun

(Australia) A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback.

noun

(now sometimes offensive) A member of one of the foraging ethnic groups native to southwestern Africa, mostly the Kalahari.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for bushman.

noun

A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush.

noun

(Australia) A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback.

noun

(now sometimes offensive) A member of one of the foraging ethnic groups native to southwestern Africa, mostly the Kalahari.

Example sentences

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This illustrates an interesting and important point that Bushman has been highlighting over and over and over again.

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Kung, one of the so-called Bushman people of Southern Africa, got two-thirds of their calories from plants.

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You could put the most intelligent person in the Savanna and they would just die, whilst a bushman will survive.

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Isn't that how the bushman in The Gods must be Crazy hunted his prey?

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In the example of the bushman it does not matter how fast you can count the alphabet,.it won't be helping your survival.

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I am not sure which one of a bushman or a agriculture lead to the best ecologic behavior then.

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Or what if the most intelligent person in the Savanna was a bushman...

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When was the last time a bushman from New Guinea wandered into your office park and administered a psychological test to you and your co-workers?

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Maybe I've just lived in a big city long enough that I'm not surprised by the World Famous Bushman [2] or people's swindling.

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The traditional Bushman diet depended more on vegetables than meat, and they lived in a place where vegetation is about as far from lush as you can find.

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Critical thinking is part of IQ testing and I would expect a wiley bushman to be good at critical thinking if he is going to survive.

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So we could sustain (say) one billion at US energy levels, (say) two billion at European energy-usage levels, and (say) five billion at African Bushman energy-usage levels.

Quote examples

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Trasnmedia writer Jay Bushman did a story via tweets called "The Good Captain", a sci fi take on a Melville story.

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I saw the World Famous Bushman in SF last year -- I had no idea that he was "world famous" and had his own Wikipedia article!

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“People who have a steady diet of playing these violent games may come to see the world as a hostile and violent place” What type of fairyland is Bushman living in?

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One Bushman, when asked why he hadn't emulated neighboring tribes by adopting agriculture, replied, "Why should we, when there are so many mongongo nuts in the world?" Of course, that's sort of besides the point...

Proper noun examples

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Some of Bushman's stuff has been questionable but this one is maybe nonignorable.

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Bushman found, over multiple studies, that expressing anger led to a heightened state of arousal and set the conditions for its reoccurrence in the future.

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The food was great but the owner, Ras Bushman, sat with us and we talked with him for the entire meal.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use bushman in a sentence?

This illustrates an interesting and important point that Bushman has been highlighting over and over and over again.

What does bushman mean?

A person who lives in the bush, especially a member of a community or ethnic group who lives in the bush.

What part of speech is bushman?

bushman is commonly used as noun.