BUSHWHACKERS Synonyms

• someone who attacks

• an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

• a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

• someone who attacks in search of booty

• someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

• contrary to or forbidden by law

• disobedient to or defiant of law

• declare illegal; outlaw

• someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

• a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management

• a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)

• `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

• someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

• take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance

• break with established customs

• someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

• a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

• having deserted a cause or principle

• break with established customs

• a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person