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highwayman

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhaɪweɪmən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hī′wā′mən)

Inflections of 'highwayman' (n): npl: highwaymen

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
high•way•man /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -men. 
  1. a robber who holds up travelers on a public road.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
high•way•man  (hī′wā′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men. 
  1. (formerly) a holdup man, esp. one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
  • highway + -man 1640–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
highwayman /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/ n ( pl -men)
  1. (formerly) a robber, usually on horseback, who held up travellers
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