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road agent

noun

  1. (formerly) a highwayman, especially along stagecoach routes in the western U.S.


road agent

noun

  1. (formerly) a bandit who robbed stagecoaches; highwayman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of road agent1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

I did, but that isn't evidence that will acquit him in court of being a road agent.

An' you chumps wanter—eh—git—yerselves up so she can't pipe any of ye off—eh—in this yere—eh—road-agent act.

Hardly had the masked road-agent ridden away, when a deep groan came from the lips of Dave Dockery.

Watching, with every nerve strung, the scout saw the masked road-agent appear, and later the fair captive.

"Yes, I can smell a road agent in the wind," declared Ashby somewhat boastfully.

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