| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun highwayman.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (highwayman) |
1. A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it.[Wordnet]. 2. One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Highwaymen" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1518. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | 1: Claude Duval, who died 1670. 2: Highwaymen The four most celebrated are. - 3: Jack Sheppard, of Spitalfields (1701-1724). 4: James Whitney, who died 1694, at the age of 34. 5: Jonathan Wild, of Wolverhampton (1682-1725). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Highwaymen (film) | Rennie Cray embarks on a bloodthirsty rampage to avenge the death of his wife who was struck down by a serial killer - a man who hunts and kills women using his '72 El Dorado. (references) | ||
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| Orpheus of Highwaymen | Literature | So Gay has been called on account of his Beggar's Opera. (1688-1732.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: HIGHWAYMEN | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| The Highwaymen (artists) | 12 | Florida highwaymen | 8 | |
| The Highwaymen (country supergroup) | 9 | Highwaymen (film) | 5 | |
| Florida highwaymen | 8 | List of highwaymen | 4 | |
| Highwaymen (film) | 5 | The Highwaymen (artists) | 12 | |
| List of highwaymen | 4 | The Highwaymen (country supergroup) | 9 | |
| The Highwaymen (folk band) | 4 | The Highwaymen (folk band) | 4 | |
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| Position | Synonyms (sorted by strength) | |
Noun |
highwayman. Consider also: footpad, hijacker. | |
| Source: Eve, based on meta analysis. | Top | |
Computed Synonyms: highwaymen
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| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Bohemian | lupiči zastavující auta (highwaymen). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | highwaymen (highwaymen). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | lupiči zastavující auta (highwaymen). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 拦路强盗 (highwayman, highwaymen). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 攔路強盜 (highwayman, highwaymen). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | lupiči zastavující auta (highwaymen). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | voleurs de grand chemin (highwaymen), détrousseurs (highwaymen). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | voleurs de grand chemin (highwaymen), détrousseurs (highwaymen). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | ハイウェイ部下 (highwaymen). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | highwaymen (highwaymen). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, highwaymen. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “highwaymen” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | ighwaymenhay (highwaymen). Additional references: Pig Latin, highwaymen. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | highaymen (highwaymen). Additional references: Terran B, highwaymen. (volunteer) | |||
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