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highwayman

/ˈhaɪweɪmən/

Translations

highwaymannoun

highwaymen

/ˈhaɪweɪmən/

brigand de grand cheminSens historique ; se dit surtout d’un voleur de voyageurs sur les routes, souvent à cheval.

The highwayman was notorious for his daring robberies along the country roads.

Le brigand de grand chemin était célèbre pour ses audacieux vols le long des routes de campagne.

Additional translations

voleur de grand cheminVariante plus générale ; peut aussi s’employer au figuré.

Synonyms

highwaymanadjective

/ˈhaɪweɪmən/

Attributive use of the noun (‘highwayman coat’, ‘highwayman story’).

de brigand de grand cheminS’emploie pour évoquer un style ou un aspect rappelant les bandits de grand chemin, surtout dans un contexte historique.

He wore a highwayman cloak and hat for the historical reenactment.

Il portait un manteau et un chapeau de brigand de grand chemin pour la reconstitution historique.

Synonyms

highwaymennoun

highwayman

highwaymen

/ˈhaɪweɪmən/

brigand de grand cheminTerme historique ou littéraire.

The highwaymen were notorious for their daring heists on the country roads.

Les brigands de grand chemin étaient connus pour leurs audacieuses attaques sur les routes de campagne.

Additional translations

bandit de grand cheminVariante possible dans un registre historique ou littéraire.

Synonyms

Definitions

highwaymannoun

A man, typically on horseback, who held up travelers at gunpoint in order to rob them, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The highwayman was notorious for his daring robberies along the country roads.

Any robber who stops travellers on a public road to steal from them (often used figuratively).

Many considered the corrupt official to be a modern-day highwayman.

highwaymanadjective

Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a highwayman.

He wore a highwayman cloak and hat for the historical reenactment.

highwaymennoun

A robber who stole from travelers on public roads, especially during the 17th and 18th centuries.

The highwaymen were notorious for their daring heists on the country roads.