busher
9.9
A person who lives or works in the wild far from towns
- noun
- /ˈbʌʃər/
- Archaic
:
habitante del monte
- The bushers often share their survival skills with campers looking to explore the wilderness.
Examples
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Living as a busher has taught him how to navigate the challenges of the wild terrain.
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As a dedicated busher, she spent weekends collecting wild berries in the remote forest.
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What are you lookin' at, busher?
Synonyms
1
9.5
A person who lives in the Australian bush and can survive with few supplies
is gender-neutral and applies to any person living in remote wild areas
1
8.4
A man who lives alone in a remote forest area
is broader for anyone in wild remote areas, not only forested frontiers
9.8
A person who lives in the Australian bush and knows how to live in remote areas
applies to people in remote wild areas not only Australia
9.8
A woman who lives in the remote Australian countryside far from towns
is gender-neutral and applies to any person living in remote wild areas
woodlander
vsbusher
7.2
A person or animal that lives in a forest
is used for people in remote wild areas, not animals tied to woods
How Rural
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Busher comes from bush, meaning the wild countryside, with -er meaning 'one who'. So a busher is someone who lives or works 'in the bush', which explains why it means a person in remote or wild areas.