Bosjesman

noun

Bos·​jes·​man

ˈbäshəsmən,

ˈbȯsh-,

-shəzm-

plural Bosjesmen

-mən

: bushman sense 1

Word History

Etymology

obsolete Afrikaans Bossiesman (now Boesman), from Afrikaans bossies- (from bossie bush, shrub, diminutive of bos bush, forest, from Middle Dutch bosch, busch) + man, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German man

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