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Highwayman

//ˈhaɪˌweɪmən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads. historical

    "[…] 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; […]"

  2. 2
    a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it wordnet

Etymology

From highway + man.

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