bushranger
/ˈbʊʃˌreɪndʒər/
noun
- A person who lives in the bush and survives by stealing, especially a bandit or outlaw in the Australian outback in the 19th century.
- Many bushrangers became folk heroes for their daring escapes from the police.
- The museum had an exhibit about the most famous bushranger in Australian history.
- The bushranger held up the stagecoach and took the passengers' valuables.
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