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Webster 1913 Edition

Highwayman

High′wayˊman

,

Noun.

;

pl.

Highwaymen

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One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.

Webster 1828 Edition

Highwayman

HIGHWA'YMAN

,

Noun.

One who robs on the public road, or lurks in the highway for the purpose of robbing.

Definition 2024

highwayman

highwayman

English

Noun

highwayman ‎(plural highwaymen)

(historical) A person usually mounted on horseback who robbed travelers on public roads.
- 1906, Alfred Noyes, “The Highwayman”:
  The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
- 1977, Jimmy Webb, “Highwayman”:
  I was a highwayman / Across the coach roads I did ride / With sword and pistol by my side.

Synonyms

(person who robbed travelers): bandit, road agent, robber, scampsman

Translations

a person who robbed travelers on roads

Bengali: ঠগী ‎(ṭhôgi)
Czech: zbojník m
Danish: landevejsrøver c
Dutch: struikrover (nl) m
Estonian: maanteeröövel
Finnish: maantierosvo (fi)
French: bandit de grand chemin (fr), brigand (fr) m, malandrin (fr) m
German: Wegelagerer (de) m, Straßenräuber (de) m
Greek: ληστής (el) m ‎(listís)
Hungarian: útonálló (hu), betyár (hu)
Icelandic: vegaræningi m, stigamaður m

Latin: latrunculus
Macedonian: дру́мски ра́збојник m ‎(drúmski rázbojnik)
Norman: voleux d'grand'c'mîn m (Jersey)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: landeveisrøver m, stratenrøver m
Portuguese: salteador m
Romanian: tâlhar de drum mare m, bandit (ro) m, hoț (ro) m
Russian: разбо́йник с большо́й дороги m ‎(razbójnik s bolʹšój dorogi)
Spanish: bandolero (es) m
Swedish: stråtrövare c

See also

highway robbery