The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bushman \Bush"man\, n.; pl. Bushmen. [Cf. D. boschman,
   boschjesman. See 1st Bush.]
   1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush.
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   2. (Ethnol.) One of a race of South African nomads, living
      principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied
      in race or language to any other people.
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