bushwhacker

• Substantiv mit zwei Hauptbedeutungen: abwertend für eine unerfahrene oder ländliche Person; außerdem ein konföderierter Guerillakämpfer im Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg.

A noun with two distinct meanings: first, a derogatory term for an unsophisticated or rural person; second, a Confederate guerrilla fighter during the American Civil War.

1. Unsophisticated personC1informalamerican

   A derogatory term for someone considered uncultured, rural, or lacking in social graces.

   Ungehobelter Mensch

   • The city folk looked down on him as a bushwhacker.
   • He was dismissed as a bushwhacker because of his simple manners.
   • The term bushwhacker was used to mock his lack of sophistication.

   Synonymebumpkinclodhopperprovincialruberusticyokel

2. Confederate guerrillaC1formalamerican

   A member of irregular Confederate forces during the American Civil War who engaged in ambushes and raids.

   Konföderierter Guerillakämpfer

   • The bushwhackers attacked the Union supply line at dawn.
   • Many bushwhackers operated independently in the border states.
   • The history book detailed the brutal tactics of the bushwhackers.

   Synonymeguerrillairregularpartisan