Found 2 items, similar to bushwhacker.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bushwhacker bushwhacker n 1: a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn: hillbilly] 2: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bushwhacker 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 pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers. [U.S.] --Farrow. [1913 Webster]