| 单词 | highwayman |
| 释义 | highwayman (once / 2658 pages) n WORD FAMILY highwayman: highwaymen USAGE EXAMPLES“Just as highwaymen prey on road travelers elsewhere in Brazil, pirates are the scourge we face here in the Amazon,” said Lt. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) They come from executed murderers, highwaymen and petty thieves unlucky enough to be caught and strung up. Economist(Aug 25, 2016) Everyone knew that the difference between an unemployed mercenary and a highwayman was mostly one of timing. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) n a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper highjacker, hijacker, road agent Dick Turpin English highwayman (1706-1739) footpad, padder a highwayman who robs on foot holdup man, stickup man an armed thief |
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