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highwayman
n. man (especially on horseback) who robs people traveling on a public road


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Highwayman
For other uses see Highway-man/men (disambiguation) The word highwayman is first found in 1617. It means 'a man who robs travellers on the road', and applies especially to robbers who operated in Great Britain and Ireland from the Elizabethan period until the early 19th century. The term 'highwayman' is mainly applied to robbers who travelled on horseback, as opposed to those who robbed on foot (foot-pads). Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior to foot-pads. Slang names for them included 'knights of the road' and 'gentlemen of the road'. In the mid to late 19th century American West, highwaymen were known as Road agents .
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highwayman
Noun
1. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
(synonym) highjacker, hijacker, road agent
(hypernym) holdup man, stickup man
(hyponym) footpad, padder


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Highwayman
(n.)
One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.
  

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