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BNC: 24433 COCA: 32224

highwayman

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highwayman /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/ noun
plural highwaymen /-mən/ /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/
highwayman
/ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/
noun
plural highwaymen /-mən/ /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/
Learner's definition of HIGHWAYMAN
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: a man especially in the past who stopped travelers on roads and robbed them(旧时)拦路抢劫的强盗
BNC: 24433 COCA: 32224

highwayman

noun

high·​way·​man ˈhī-ˌwā-mən How to pronounce highwayman (audio)
: a thief who robs travelers on a road

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web How many other writers could convincingly depict a blind highwayman or cap that eerie encounter with a duel on bagpipes between Alan and a son of the famous Rob Roy? Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021 Others are the result of bizarre last requests, like when a highwayman asked for his memoir to be bound in his own skin after his execution. Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020 Thieves of the Wood (Netflix) Charismatic highwayman Jan de Lichte leads the oppressed in a revolt against the corrupt aristocracy of 18th-century Flanders. Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020 This later-season standout stars Cleese as a bumbling, flower-thieving highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2019 In the late 1950s, Zorro grew especially popular because of a Disney television series featuring handsome Guy Williams as the daredevil highwayman. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 10 July 2019 What started as the usual conduct by the highwaymen in the Freedom Caucus is now spreading. Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, 25 May 2018 The story the museum tells is laced with human connections and studded with violence, from wartime bombs to pirate attacks on postal ships to highwaymen's raids on mail coaches. Jill Lawless, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2017 The story the museum tells is laced with human connections and studded with violence, from wartime bombs to pirate attacks on postal ships to highwaymen’s raids on mail coaches. Jill Lawless, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of highwayman was in 1617
BNC: 24433 COCA: 32224

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