Highwayman synonyms

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robber (related)
A person who robs.
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thief
The definition of a thief is a person who takes something without permission or without the owner knowing.
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brigand
A robber or bandit, especially one of an outlaw band.
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criminal
Constituting, implying, or involving a crime or an element of a crime.
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crook
Crook is defined as a person who is dishonest and who steals things (such as money) that belong to others.
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desperado
A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
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footpad
(Australia) (also "foot pad") An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
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rider
An addition or amendment to a document such as a contract
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road-agent
Alternative spelling of road agent.
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bandit
(Slang) A hostile aircraft, especially a fighter aircraft.
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burglar
One who commits burglary.
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housebreaker
A person who steals
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larcener
One who commits larceny, a thief.
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larcenist
One who commits larceny, a thief.
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pilferer
One who has pilfered.
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purloiner
One who purloins.
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stealer
(Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops short of the stem or stern.
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crimes (related)
Plural form of crime
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highjacker
Alternative spelling of hijacker.
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hijacker
(Computing) hijackware
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dick-turpin (related)
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claude-duval (related)
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pick-pockets (related)
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pickpocket (related)
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outlaw
(Historical) A person declared by a court of law to be deprived of legal rights and protection, generally for the commission of some crime: the killing of such a person was not a legal offense
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Find another word for highwayman. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for highwayman, like: robber, thief, brigand, criminal, crook, desperado, footpad, rider, road-agent, bandit and burglar.
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Highwayman Sentence Examples

  • The story also has a highwayman called Lord Tom.

  • The attempt also of the daring highwayman Maternus to seize the empire was betrayed; but at last Eclectus the emperor's chamberlain, Laetus the praefect of the praetorians, and his mistress Marcia, finding their names on the list of those doomed to death, united to destroy him.

  • By 1624 he had fallen into considerable financial straits and became a highwayman.

  • The real rider was a 17th century highwayman called John Nevison, who made the ride to give himself an alibi for a robbery.

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