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Definition of highwayman in English: highwaymannounPlural highwaymen ˈhʌɪweɪmənˈhaɪˌweɪmən historical A man, typically on horseback, who held up travellers at gunpoint in order to rob them. 〈史〉（尤指骑马持枪的）拦路抢劫的强盗 Example sentencesExamples - Although known as a highwayman and a robber, he was sentenced to death for horse stealing, and hanged on April 19, 1739.
- Eighteenth century playwrights and novelists often made their hero a criminal, a highwayman or confidence trickster.
- The two had met on the road a few months before, and shared some adventures involving various bands of brigands and highwaymen.
- This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and brigands.
- At first glance, the highwaymen and payroll robbers of early twentieth-century Chicago seem cool, deliberate, and calculated.
Synonyms bandit, brigand, robber, outlaw, ruffian, desperado, plunderer, marauder, raider, ravager, pillager, freebooter, criminal, thug, gangster Spanish bandolero, ladrone Indian dacoit informal, dated knight of the road, footpad, land pirate, tobyman archaic reaver, snaphance, thief errant Scottish archaic mosstrooper
Definition of highwayman in US English: highwaymannounˈhaɪˌweɪmənˈhīˌwāmən historical A man, typically on horseback, who held up travelers at gunpoint in order to rob them. 〈史〉（尤指骑马持枪的）拦路抢劫的强盗 Example sentencesExamples - Although known as a highwayman and a robber, he was sentenced to death for horse stealing, and hanged on April 19, 1739.
- At first glance, the highwaymen and payroll robbers of early twentieth-century Chicago seem cool, deliberate, and calculated.
- The two had met on the road a few months before, and shared some adventures involving various bands of brigands and highwaymen.
- Eighteenth century playwrights and novelists often made their hero a criminal, a highwayman or confidence trickster.
- This was a reference to the place's reputation in the past as a dangerous spot for highwaymen and brigands.
Synonyms bandit, brigand, robber, outlaw, ruffian, desperado, plunderer, marauder, raider, ravager, pillager, freebooter, criminal, thug, gangster
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