highwayman
noun
high·way·man
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Definition of highwayman
: a thief who robs travelers on a road
Examples of highwayman in a Sentence
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What started as the usual conduct by the highwaymen in the Freedom Caucus is now spreading. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "The House is revolting," 25 May 2018 The story the museum tells is laced with human connections and studded with violence, from wartime bombs to pirate attacks on postal ships to highwaymen's raids on mail coaches. — Jill Lawless, Detroit Free Press, "Mail Rail lets tourists visit London's secret postal railway," 29 July 2017 The story the museum tells is laced with human connections and studded with violence, from wartime bombs to pirate attacks on postal ships to highwaymen’s raids on mail coaches. — Jill Lawless, The Seattle Times, "Mail Rail lets tourists visit London’s secret postal railway," 27 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'highwayman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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highwayman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of highwayman
: a man especially in the past who stopped travelers on roads and robbed them
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highwayman
noun
high·way·man
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plural highwaymen\ -mən \
Kids Definition of highwayman
: a man who robbed travelers on a road in past centuries
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