Bosjesman

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Bosjesman.

Noun

Bosjesman (plural Bosjesmans)

1. 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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.)

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• Boschjesman (obsolete)
• boschjesman (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

Compound of bosje (“bush, shrub”) +‎ -s- (“man”) +‎ man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ʃəsˈmɑn/
• Hyphenation: Bos‧jes‧man

Noun

Bosjesman m (plural Bosjesmannen, diminutive Bosjesmannetje n)

1. A Bushman.

   Synonym: San