Definitions

1. noun

a person, especially a hunter or soldier, who uses guerrilla tactics, such as ambushes, to attack an enemy

“The group of rebels employed bushwhackers to disrupt the government’s supply lines.”

2. noun

a person who navigates through or cuts through dense vegetation, often with a machete or similar tool

“The bushwhacker used his machete to clear a path through the overgrown jungle.”

3. verb

to navigate or cut through dense vegetation, often with a machete or similar tool

“The hikers had to bushwhack through the dense underbrush to reach the other side of the valley.”