footpad
1 of 2noun (1)
foot·pad ˈfu̇t-ˌpad 
: a criminal who robs pedestrians
footpad
2 of 2noun (2)
: a flattish foot on the leg of a spacecraft for distributing weight to minimize sinking into a surface
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
foot + pad highwayman, probably from pad entry 1
Noun (2)
foot + pad entry 3
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1670, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1961, in the meaning defined above
footpads
noun
as in highwaymen
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- highwaymen
- bandits
- robbers
- thieves
- housebreakers
- burglars
- pirates
- pinchers
- marauders
- stealers
- safecrackers
- plunderers
- cracksmen
- pillagers
- ravishers
- looters
- purloiners
- grafters
- cat burglars
- cutpurses
- larcenists
- embezzlers
- abductors
- picklocks
- despoilers
- pickpockets
- kleptomaniacs
- pilferers
- kidnappers
- ransackers
- carjackers
- kidnapers
- shoplifters
- hijackers
- skyjackers
- kleptos
- dips
- sneak thiefs
- flannelette
- flannelettes
- flannelflower
- flannelgraph
- flannelgraphs
- flanneling
- flannelleaf
- flannelled
- flannelling
- flannelly
- flannelmouth
- flannelmouthed
- flannelmouthed sucker
- flannels
- flannen
- huntaway
- huntaways
- huntboard
- hunted
- hunted (down or up)
- hunted (through)
- hunted down
- hunted down or up
- hunted out
- hunted through