road agent

road agent

n.1. A stagecoach robber; a bandit.2. New England A usually elected official in charge of road maintenance, as for a town or county.

road agent

n US (formerly) a bandit who robbed stagecoaches; highwayman

road′ a′gent

n. (formerly) a highwayman, esp. along stagecoach routes in the western U.S. [1850–55]

Thesaurus

Noun

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road agent - a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from ithighwayman, hijacker, highjackerfootpad, padder - a highwayman who robs on footholdup man, stickup man - an armed thief