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HIGHWAYMAN

\hˈa͡ɪwe͡ɪmən], \hˈa‍ɪwe‍ɪmən], \h_ˈaɪ_w_eɪ_m_ə_n]\

Definitions of HIGHWAYMAN

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

One who robs on the highway.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A robber on the highway.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A robber that plunders on the publick roads.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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