A Bushman is an aboriginal person from the southwestern part of Africa, especially the Kalahari desert region. someone who belongs to a southern African tribe who live in the bush (=wild country) (From early boschjesman, from boschjes (from bosch ) + man)
(Dutch, Boschjesman) Natives of South Africa who live in the bush; the aborigines of the Cape; dwellers in the Australian bush; a bush farmer Bushmen are the only nomades in the country They never cultivate the soil, nor rear any domestic animal save wretched dogs - Livingstone: Travels, chap ii p 55