"road agent" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: road agents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} road agent (plural road agents)
  1. (chiefly US, archaic) A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them. Tags: US, archaic Categories (topical): Crime, People Synonyms (robber of travelers): highwayman
    Sense id: en-road_agent-en-noun-ZvuC7ZLg Disambiguation of Crime: 79 21 Disambiguation of People: 98 2 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'robber of travelers': 89 11
  2. (archaic) A travelling salesman. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-road_agent-en-noun-xNJppqzG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: road-agent

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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