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bushwoman

bushwoman

9.8
A woman who lives in the remote Australian countryside far from towns
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : mujer del monte
  • The documentary featured a bushwoman who shared stories of her daily life in the outback.

Examples

  • Many bushwomen are skilled in traditional crafts.

  • The bushwoman shared her stories of life in the outback.

  • As a bushwoman, she was accustomed to living far from the city.

  • The bushwoman was skilled at finding her way through the dense forests.

  • As a bushwoman, she spent her days exploring the vast Australian wilderness.

  • The bushwoman demonstrated her knowledge of the land by identifying edible plants.

  • In the outback, the bushwoman taught her children how to survive in the wild.

Synonyms

bushperson
vsbushwoman
  • Australian
9.8

A person who lives in the Australian bush and knows how to live in remote areas

is specifically female rather than any gender-neutral person from that area
busher
vsbushwoman
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who lives or works in the wild far from towns

is specifically female rather than a general worker or resident of wild areas

Antonyms

urbanite
5 4.1

A person who lives in a city and is used to city life

urban dweller
2 3.8

A person who lives in a city rather than in the countryside

Surface Forms

bushwoman singular
bushwomen plural

Morphology

bushwoman = bush + woman (transparent) = bush + woman

Direct, productive compound of 'bush' + 'woman' where the meaning is literally a woman from or living in the bush.

Etymology

Bushwoman is simply the words bush and woman put together. Bush means 'wild land' or the 'outback', so a bushwoman is a woman who lives in or comes from that country.