Meanings
nounBush Negro (plural Bush Negros or Bush Negroes)
plural Bush Negros · plural Bush Negroes
- archaicoffensiveSynonym of maroon (“escaped black person of the Caribbean and the Americas, or a descendant of such a person”).
Synonyms: Boschneger, maroon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of maroon (“escaped black person of the Caribbean and the Americas, or a descendant of such a person”).
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Bush Negro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bush%20Negro
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“Bush Negro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bush%20Negro. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bush Negro,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bush%20Negro.
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