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highwayman::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | highjacker, hijacker, road agent |
| Type of | holdup man, stickup man |
| Has types | footpad, padder |
Examples of highwayman
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On this occasion, the pardoned man was a fellow highwayman, Thomas Hadfield.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For perhaps one may, a year after, hang himself from uneasiness for having shot a highwayman.
From the independent.co.uk
The highwayman confesses that it was his first robbery, and he only did it out of great need.
From the en.wikipedia.org
London highwayman Mack the Knife woos the beggar king's daughter.
From the post-gazette.com
The Tyburn gallows were last used on 3 November 1783, when John Austin, a highwayman, was hanged.
From the en.wikipedia.org
An imprisoned highwayman regales 17th-century London with a musical revue based on his infamous exploits.
From the post-gazette.com
The handsome highwayman goes cheerily to his death, blowing kisses to the pretty women in the crowd.
From the economist.com
Our heroine also meets her match on one of her hold-ups, in the shape of an audacious, handsome highwayman.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Ainsworth may have attributed the feat by another highwayman to Turpin in order to make his character even more dashing.
From the eadt.co.uk
- Highjacker: a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
- A highwayman was a thief who preyed on travellers, particularly one who travelled by horse; those who robbed on foot were called footpads. Mounted robbers were widely considered to be socially superior to footpads. ...
- Highwayman is a 1985 album by country supergroup The Highwaymen, comprising Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Highwayman, released through Columbia Records, was the group's first and most successful effort.
- Highwayman is the 35th album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music).
- "Highwayman" is a contemporary country music ballad written by songwriter Jimmy Webb, about a soul with incarnations in four different places in time and history, a highwayman, a sailor, a construction worker on the Hoover Dam, and finally as an astronaut.Hurst, Hawkeye. ...
- The Highwayman is a novel by R.A. Salvatore set in his world of Corona, as made famous in his DemonWars Saga. The Highwayman tells the story of a young crippled boy named Bransen Garibond. ...
- "The Highwayman" is a narrative poem by Alfred Noyes, first published in the August 1906 issue of Blackwood's Magazine. The following year, it was included in Noyes' collection, Forty Singing Seamen and Other Poems. It was an immediate and enduring success.
- The Highwayman is an action-adventure themed television series starring Sam Jones, set in "the near future." It was created by Glen A. Larson and Douglas Heyes. ...
- (Highwaymen (film)) Highwaymen is a 2003 Canadian action thriller film. It was directed by Robert Harmon, and stars James Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, and Frankie Faison.
