highwayman
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highwayman
- /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/ Canada
Where it comes from
From highway + man.
noun highwaymen · hi'way-man
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A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
[…] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]
Similar: highpad, highwayman, highwaywoman, road agent, scampsman, Saint Nicholas' clerk, Knight of Saint Nicholas, Saint Nicholas' clergyman
Translations
Every language
noun person who robbed travelers on roads
| Español | bandolero, salteador, tenedor de caminos |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 노상강도 nosanggangdo |
| 中文 | 攔路強盜 /拦路强盗 lánlù qiángdào |
| Português | salteador, pirata do asfalto |
| Français | bandit de grand chemin, brigand, malandrin |
| Deutsch | Wegelagerer, Straßenräuber |
| Italiano | ladrone, bandito, brigante, masnadiere, predone |
| Ελληνικά | ληστής listís |
| Română | tâlhar de drum mare, bandit, hoț la drumul mare |
| Русский | разбо́йник с большо́й дороги razbójnik s bolʹšój dorogi |
| العربية | قاطِعُ طَرِيق qāṭiʕu ṭarīq, قُطّاعُ ٱلطُّرُق quṭṭāʕu ṭ-ṭuruq |
Talk about this word "highwayman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/highwayman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. highwayman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/highwayman "highwayman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/highwayman.Cite this
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title = {highwayman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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