Sentence:  The <WSD>Perishers</WSD> / Various peoples have perished in the past - for instance, Neanderthal Man and, later, the Tasmanians. Others are in the process of perishing - the aboriginees of Australia, the Bushmen, the Ituri Pygmies and the Red Indians. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  One who perishes.