Definition of Road agent

1. Noun. A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it.

Exact synonyms: Highjacker, Highwayman, Hijacker
Specialized synonyms: Footpad, Padder
Generic synonyms: Holdup Man, Stickup Man
Specialized synonyms: Dick Turpin, Turpin
Derivative terms: Highjack, Hijack

Definition of Road agent

1. Noun. (chiefly US archaic) A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Road Agent

roach clip
roach coach
roach holder
roached
roaches
roaching
roachlike
road
road(a)
road-agent
road-gang
road-hog
road-movie
road-race
road accident
road agent
road apple
road apples
road builder
road burn
road car
road case
road construction
road film
road fund licence
road fund licences
road game
road gang
road grit
road hog

Literary usage of Road agent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Canada: For the Information of Intending Emigrants by Alexander Carlisle Buchanan (1864)
"... Road runs through a portion of this district. Distance from Quebec to St. Gervais, twenty-one miles. COUNTY OF L'ISLET AND ELGIN ROAD. Agent: STANISLAS ..."

2. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1902)
"The road agent did not at once answer At her words he had started back with ... Still silent, the road agent reached for the money, and then growled at her ..."

3. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"Road-agent. A highwayman. 1866 Road-agent is the name applied ... treasure was being transported, should be free from the inquisitive eye of the road agent. ..."

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