| Bushwhacker 1. (n.) One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes. 2. (n.) A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers. Thesaurus Entries Charley, VC, Vietcong, ancestor, announcer, antecedent, avant-garde, bellwether, buccinator, bushfighter, casual, explorer, forebear, foregoer, forerunner, front runner, frontiersman, fugleman, groundbreaker, guerrilla, guide, harbinger, herald, innovator, irregular, lead runner, leader, maquis, maquisard, messenger, partisan, pathfinder, pioneer, point, precedent, precursor, predecessor, resistance, resistance fighter, scout, stormy petrel, trailblazer, trailbreaker, underground, underground fighter, vanguard, vaunt-courier, voortrekker |