Road agent
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them. US, archaic
"The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts."
- 2 someone stops a vehicle and steals from it wordnet
- 3 A travelling salesman. archaic
Example
More examples"The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts."