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highwayman
[ hahy-wey-muhn ]
noun
plural highwaymen.
- (formerly) a holdup man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
highwayman
/ ˈɪˌɱɪə /
noun
- (formerly) a robber, usually on horseback, who held up travellers
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of highwayman1
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To borrow a word from the highwayman’s infamous greeting, “Nell” delivers.
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“There are highwaymen in places like this. They might block the road to drive us toward them.”
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He has gone on to establish regular, silly characters - a romantic poet, a highwayman with a hobbyhorse, and a running story that sends up the allure of the archetypal aloof hero.
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In the 1960s, the highwaymen had plans to drive Interstate 95 straight through D.C.
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Thieves and highwaymen also ply the same roads.
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