Definition of highwayman in English:

highwayman

nounPlural highwaymen ˈhʌɪweɪmənˈhaɪˌweɪmən

historical

A man, typically on horseback, who held up travellers at gunpoint in order to rob them.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although known as a highwayman and a robber, he was sentenced to death for horse stealing, and hanged on April 19, 1739.
- Eighteenth century playwrights and novelists often made their hero a criminal, a highwayman or confidence trickster.
- The two had met on the road a few months before, and shared some adventures involving various bands of brigands and highwaymen.
- This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and brigands.
- At first glance, the highwaymen and payroll robbers of early twentieth-century Chicago seem cool, deliberate, and calculated.
Synonyms
bandit, brigand, robber, outlaw, ruffian, desperado, plunderer, marauder, raider, ravager, pillager, freebooter, criminal, thug, gangster
Spanish bandolero, ladrone
Indian dacoit
informal, dated knight of the road, footpad, land pirate, tobyman
archaic reaver, snaphance, thief errant
Scottish archaic mosstrooper

Rhymes

highwaymen

Definition of highwayman in US English:

highwayman

nounˈhaɪˌweɪmənˈhīˌwāmən

historical

A man, typically on horseback, who held up travelers at gunpoint in order to rob them.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although known as a highwayman and a robber, he was sentenced to death for horse stealing, and hanged on April 19, 1739.
- At first glance, the highwaymen and payroll robbers of early twentieth-century Chicago seem cool, deliberate, and calculated.
- The two had met on the road a few months before, and shared some adventures involving various bands of brigands and highwaymen.
- Eighteenth century playwrights and novelists often made their hero a criminal, a highwayman or confidence trickster.
- This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and brigands.
Synonyms
bandit, brigand, robber, outlaw, ruffian, desperado, plunderer, marauder, raider, ravager, pillager, freebooter, criminal, thug, gangster

单词	highwayman
释义	Definition of highwayman in English: highwayman nounPlural highwaymen ˈhʌɪweɪmənˈhaɪˌweɪmən historical A man, typically on horseback, who held up travellers at gunpoint in order to rob them. Example sentencesExamples Although known as a highwayman and a robber, he was sentenced to death for horse stealing, and hanged on April 19, 1739. Eighteenth century playwrights and novelists often made their hero a criminal, a highwayman or confidence trickster. The two had met on the road a few months before, and shared some adventures involving various bands of brigands and highwaymen. This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and brigands. At first glance, the highwaymen and payroll robbers of early twentieth-century Chicago seem cool, deliberate, and calculated. Synonyms bandit, brigand, robber, outlaw, ruffian, desperado, plunderer, marauder, raider, ravager, pillager, freebooter, criminal, thug, gangster Spanish bandolero, ladrone Indian dacoit informal, dated knight of the road, footpad, land pirate, tobyman archaic reaver, snaphance, thief errant Scottish archaic mosstrooper Rhymes highwaymen Definition of highwayman in US English: highwayman nounˈhaɪˌweɪmənˈhīˌwāmən historical A man, typically on horseback, who held up travelers at gunpoint in order to rob them. Example sentencesExamples Although known as a highwayman and a robber, he was sentenced to death for horse stealing, and hanged on April 19, 1739. At first glance, the highwaymen and payroll robbers of early twentieth-century Chicago seem cool, deliberate, and calculated. The two had met on the road a few months before, and shared some adventures involving various bands of brigands and highwaymen. Eighteenth century playwrights and novelists often made their hero a criminal, a highwayman or confidence trickster. This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and brigands. Synonyms bandit, brigand, robber, outlaw, ruffian, desperado, plunderer, marauder, raider, ravager, pillager, freebooter, criminal, thug, gangster
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