Plural of highwayman
irregular plural
The plural of highwayman is highwaymen.
Forms of highwayman
| Singular | highwayman /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | highwaymen |
| Countable | countable |
Highwaymen in a sentence
- I've heard tell that there used to be highwaymen in this part of the country.From the entry hear tell
- As the three highwaymen slowly struggled to sit up, one turned and screamed.2017, Doug Wilson, The Time Road: Part 2: the Changeling Warriors, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN. From the entry dullaghan
- One of the most picturesque of the old flintlock guns is the blunderbuss, which was often carried by coach guards for protection against highwaymen.June 1942, Carl G. Erich, “Flintlock Blunderbuss”, in Popular Science. From the entry blunderbuss
Meaning of highwayman
- noun A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of highwayman
- What is the plural of highwayman?
- The plural of highwayman is highwaymen.
- Is highwayman countable?
- Highwayman is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: highwayman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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