bushman

Questions about bushman

What does bushman mean?

bushman means "nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in bushman?

bushman has 2 syllables: bush-man. The stress falls on "bush". In IPA it is /ˈbʊʃmən/.

What is another word for bushman?

Close synonyms include Khoisan. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bushman a common word?

bushman is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.