1) Alfred noyes subject 2) Dot worker 3) Highjacker 4) Hijacker 5) Holdup man 6) Noyes subject 7) Road agent 8) Stickup man
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1) Bandit 2) Brigand 3) Footpad 4) Hijacker 5) Padder 6) Turpin
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{other uses} A highwayman was a thief and brigand who preyed on travellers. This type of outlaw usually travelled and robbed by horse, as compared to a footpad who travelled and robbed on foot. Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior to footpads. Such robbers operated in Great Britain (British colonies as well) and Australia...
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• (n.) One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.
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In English history, a thief on horseback who robbed travellers on the highway (those who did so on foot were known as footpads). With the development of regular coach services in the 17th and 18th...
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High'way`man noun ;
plural Highwaymen One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.
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In English history, a thief on horseback who robbed travellers on the highway (those who did so on foot were known as footpads). With the development of regular coach services in the 17th and 18th centuries, the highwaymen's activities became notorious, and the Bow Street Runners were organized to suppress them. Highwaymen continued to flourish...
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(formerly) a holdup man, esp. one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
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