Bosjesman
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch Bosjesman.
Noun
Bosjesman (plural Bosjesmans)
- A Bushman.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Bosjesman”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Dutch
Alternative forms
- Boschjesman (obsolete)
- boschjesman (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
Compound of bosje (“bush, shrub”) + -s- (“man”) + man.
Pronunciation
Noun
Bosjesman m (plural Bosjesmannen, diminutive Bosjesmannetje n)
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