footpad

[ foot-pad ]

noun

1. a highwayman or robber who goes on foot.

verb (used without object)

, foot·pad·ded, foot·pad·ding.

1. to proceed stealthily on foot.

footpad

/ ˈfʊtˌpæd /

noun

1. archaic.
   a robber or highwayman, on foot rather than horseback

Word History and Origins

Origin of footpad¹

First recorded in 1675–85; foot + pad ²

Example Sentences

Its plan is to simply sell NASA whatever dirt accumulates on its lander’s footpads, and it’s under no obligation to bring the regolith back to Earth.

From Singularity Hub 

What if a footpad started sinking into the moondust, or the Eagle sprung a leak?

From The Daily Beast

I had not seen a European for more than two years, and I looked myself like a Tibetan footpad.

From Project Gutenberg

Others, assuming higher ground, resented silent boot as taking unfair advantage of the burglar or footpad.

From Project Gutenberg

"Your age hath taught you but little wisdom, if it hath taught you that I am a footpad," I said.

From Project Gutenberg

We won't shoot the bison, no matter what happens; he's like a gentleman assailed by a footpad.

From Project Gutenberg

A footpad had attacked him the night before, taken him by the throat and robbed him, leaving him half-dead in the road.

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