"road agent" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 1, in The Silverado Squatters",
          "text": "The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts.",
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        "A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them."
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        "(chiefly US, archaic) A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them."
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        "A travelling salesman."
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        "(archaic) A travelling salesman."
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