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Synonyms for highwayman
ˈhaɪˌweɪ mənhigh·way·man
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highwaymannoun
Synonyms:
road agent, robber, bandithighwaymannoun
A person usually mounted on horseback who robbed travellers on public roads.
Synonyms:
road agent, bandit, robber
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 Authorized Version of the English Bible, which has "two thieves" (Matt. xxvii, 38), where the Revised Version more correctly substitutes "two robbers."
Synonyms:
bandit, brigand, buccaneer, burglar, depredator, despoiler, footpad, forager, freebooter, marauder, pillager, pirate, plunderer, raider, robber, thief
Princeton's WordNet
highjacker, highwayman, hijacker, road agentnoun
a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
Synonyms:
road agent, hijacker, highjacker
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
highwaymannoun
Synonyms:
robber, footpad, bandit, brigand, freebooter, marauder, outlaw, highway robber
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
highwaymannoun
Synonyms:
bandit, desperado, road agent, outlaw, footpad
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Translations for highwayman
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- ঠগীBengali
- zbojníkCzech
- landevejsrøverDanish
- Wegelagerer, StraßenräuberGerman
- maanteeröövelEstonian
- maantierosvoFinnish
- bandit de grand chemin, brigandFrench
- útonálló, betyárHungarian
- stigamaður, vegaræningiIcelandic
- друмски разбојникMacedonian
- struikroverDutch
- stratenrøver, landeveisrøverNorwegian
- salteadorPortuguese
- bandit, hoț, tâlhar de drum mareRomanian
- разбойник с большой дорогиRussian
- stråtrövareSwedish
- otoyolcuTurkish
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