highwayman
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Is highwayman a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.Examples: "[…] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]"; "And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door."; "I was a highwayman / Across the coach roads I did ride / With sword and pistol by my side."Synonyms: highpad, highwayman, highwaywoman, road agent, scampsman, Saint Nicholas' clerk, Knight of Saint Nicholas, Saint Nicholas' clergymanhistorical
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