bushwhacker

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bushwhacker (plural bushwhackers)

1. One who travels through the woods, off the designated path.
2. (Australian) A person who lives in the bush, especially as a fugitive; a person who clears woods and bush country.
3. (US, obsolete) A guerrilla (of either side) during the American Civil War.
4. (dated) Someone who attacks without warning.