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highwaymen

highwaymen is the plural 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

Questions about highwaymen

What is highwaymen the plural of?
Highwaymen is the plural of highwayman.

Words near highwaymen in the dictionary

  1. highway-robbery
  2. highwayed
  3. highwayless
  4. highwaylike
  5. highwayman
  6. highwaymen
  7. highways
  8. Highways Agency
  9. highways and byways
  10. highwaywoman
  11. highwaywomen

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