1. (noun)highjacker, highwayman, hijacker, road agent a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it Synonyms: road agent, highwayman, hijacker, highjacker
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'highwayman'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. highwayman A robber seeks to obtain the property of others by force or intimidation; a thief by stealth and secrecy. In early English thief was freely used in both senses, as in Shakespeare and the Author Synonyms: robber, bandit, depredator, freebooter, pirate, brigand, despoiler, highwayman, plunderer, buccaneer, footpad, marauder, raider, burglar, forager, pillager, thief