highwayman
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (Canada) IPA: /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/
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 (song):
- I was a highwayman / Across the coach roads I did ride / With sword and pistol by my side.
- 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
- (person who robbed travelers) See also Thesaurus:highwayman
- French: bandit de grand chemin, brigand, malandrin
- German: Wegelagerer, Straßenräuber
- Italian: ladrone, bandito, brigante, masnadiere, predone
- Portuguese: salteador
- Russian: разбо́йник с большо́й дороги
- Spanish: bandolero, salteador
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