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/ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/ · noun
(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; […]
And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
I was a highwayman / Across the coach roads I did ride / With sword and pistol by my side.
Use highwayman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Highwayman means (historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads..
Common synonyms include highpad, highwayman, highwaywoman, road agent.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] 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; […]
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