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highwayman
[hahy-wey-muhn]
noun
plural
highwaymen(formerly) a holdup man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
highwayman
/ ˈɪˌɱɪə /
noun
(formerly) a robber, usually on horseback, who held up travellers
Word History and Origins
Origin of highwayman1
Example Sentences
The modern-day Robin Hood story followed mask-wearing highwaymen the Clown and the Wolfman.
To borrow a word from the highwayman’s infamous greeting, “Nell” delivers.
“There are highwaymen in places like this. They might block the road to drive us toward them.”
He has gone on to establish regular, silly characters - a romantic poet, a highwayman with a hobbyhorse, and a running story that sends up the allure of the archetypal aloof hero.
In the 1960s, the highwaymen had plans to drive Interstate 95 straight through D.C.
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