road agent

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road agent

noun road agents · road-agent

US, archaic A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them. The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts.
Similar: highwayman
archaic A travelling salesman.

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@misc{road_agent_2026,
  title = {road agent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/road%20agent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}