HIGHWAYMAN Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word highwayman. (close relations)
highwaymen
Best Alternatives
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| bandit | nounn | |||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||
| brigand | nounn | |||||
noun • an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band | ||||||
| crook | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime • a circular segment of a curve • a long staff with one end being hook shaped verb • bend or cause to bend | ||||||
| fugitive | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • someone who flees from an uncongenial situation • someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice adjective satellite • lasting for a markedly brief time | ||||||
| marauder | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who attacks in search of booty | ||||||
| outlaw | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime adjective satellite • contrary to or forbidden by law • disobedient to or defiant of law verb • declare illegal; outlaw | ||||||
| pirate | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own • someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation • a ship that is manned by pirates verb • copy illegally; of published material • take arbitrarily or by force | ||||||
| plunderer | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | ||||||
| robber | nounn | |||||
noun • a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence | ||||||
| thief | nounn | |||||
noun • a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | ||||||
| highjacker | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | ||||||
| hijacker | nounn | |||||
noun • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it • someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination | ||||||
| road agent | nounn | |||||
noun • a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it | ||||||
