highwayman
IPA: hˈaɪweɪmʌn
noun
- (historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
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Examples of "highwayman" in Sentences
- The highwayman wades into the pool to fetch it.
- The highwayman Dick Turpin had a hideout there.
- In later life he became a notorious highwayman.
- In the 18th century a highwayman was based on the route.
- He returned to England and life as a highwayman in 1681.
- For knights errant/shepherd lovers, he has a highwayman.
- The theme of the programme was the highwayman Dick Turpin.
- A highwayman was a criminal who robbed travelers on the road.
- He joined bankrupt apothecary illiam Plunkett as a highwayman.
- Blackadder saddles up Baldrick and turns to the life of a highwayman.
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