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bushwhacker

noun

Definition of bushwhacker

as in assailant

one who violently sets upon another bushwhackers have made that lonely stretch of road very dangerous

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Recent Examples of bushwhacker Chiles was an infamous bushwhacker who was reportedly connected to several murders. — Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026

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Then in 1989, an assailant attacked an elementary school in Stockton, California, using an assault rifle to kill five people and wound 29, prompting public outcry and calls to restrict such weapons.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
Greene-Placentia said she was attacked, subdued and then woke up to find that she was being raped by an unknown assailant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Crash axes The UAE’s attorney general’s statement was the first time authorities have clarified the weapon the attacker used.

— Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

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