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HIGHWAYMAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it

Synonyms:

highjacker; highwayman; hijacker; road agent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("highwayman" is a kind of...):

holdup man; stickup man (an armed thief)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "highwayman"):

footpad; padder (a highwayman who robs on foot)

Instance hyponyms:

Dick Turpin; Turpin (English highwayman (1706-1739))

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