highwayman
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The video itself was cryptic, making reference to infamous 17th Century highwayman Dick Turpin.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
London highwayman Capt. Macheath sits in prison writing an opera based on his life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2020
In the late 1950s, Zorro grew especially popular because of a Disney television series featuring handsome Guy Williams as the daredevil highwayman.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019
On this date in 1879, the stages between Maricopa and Phoenix were held up so frequently that acting Gov. John W. Gasper offered a bounty of $500 for every highwayman caught in the act.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 9, 2017
He knew an Irish poem once but it was about fairies and had no sign of a highwayman in it.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
The modern-day Robin Hood story followed mask-wearing highwaymen the Clown and the Wolfman.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2025
Thieves practicing the Welsh folk tradition of Mari Lwyd encounter two resurrected 19th-century highwaymen.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2023
“From Cockney rhyming slang to codes swapped among highwaymen, they’re tribal badges of identity, bonding mechanisms designed to distinguish the initiated, and to keep strangers out.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 20, 2017
“Traveling salesmen were the No. 1 target for highwaymen; they were easy targets,” he said.
From Washington Times ● May 4, 2016
My daddy got him back to talking about the highwaymen.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
