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hi'way-man

hi'way-man is the alternative form of highwayman.

Meaning of highwayman

Noun

highwayman (plural highwaymen)

  1. (historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
    • […] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author’s Oeconomy and Happy Life among the Houyhnhnms. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London...
    Synonyms:
    highpad, highwaywoman, road agent, scampsman, Saint Nicholas' clerk, Knight of Saint Nicholas, Saint Nicholas' clergyman

Forms of hi'way-man

pluralhi'way-men

Questions about hi'way-man

What is hi'way-man the alternative form of?
Hi'way-man is the alternative form of highwayman.

Words near hi'way-man in the dictionary

  1. hi five
  2. hi fives
  3. hi pot, meet kettle
  4. hi there
  5. hi way
  6. hi'way-man
  7. hi'way-men
  8. hi-bye friend
  9. hi-bye friends
  10. hi-def
  11. hi-fi

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