highway robber
1highway robbery — highway robber. 1. robbery committed on a highway against travelers, as by a highwayman. 2. Informal. a price or fee that is unreasonably high; exorbitant charge. [1770 80] * * * …
2robber — Synonyms and related words: bandit, bank robber, body snatcher, booster, brigand, buccaneer, burglar, bushranger, cat burglar, cat man, chicken thief, con man, corsair, cracksman, crook, den of thieves, embezzler, filcher, footpad, freebooter,… …
3highway robbery — noun 1. an exorbitant price what they are asking for gas these days is highway robbery • Hypernyms: ↑price, ↑terms, ↑damage 2. robbery of travellers on or near a public road • Hypernyms: ↑robbery * * * …
4Robber baron — The term robber baron ( de. Raubritter) dates back to the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, originally referring to certain feudal lords of land through which the Rhine River in Europe flowed. They abused their positions by stopping passing… …
5highway — noun (esp. AmE) ADJECTIVE ▪ wide ▪ three lane, two lane, etc. ▪ a four lane highway ▪ divided (AmE) ▪ …
6robber — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, masked (esp. BrE) ▪ bank, train ▪ grave, tomb ▪ highway …
7David "Robber" Lewis — David Lewis, known as Davy or Robber Lewis (March 4, 1790 – 1820), was an American criminal who became known as the Robin Hood of Pennsylvania for his style of crime. Lewis was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He began his criminal career as a… …
8squire of the pad — highway robber …
9highwayrobbery — highway robbery n. 1. Robbery usually of travelers on or near a public road. 2. Informal. The exaction of an exorbitantly high price or fee. highway robber n. * * * …
10mugger — Synonyms and related words: Mafioso, Young Turk, aggressor, assailant, assailer, assaulter, attacker, bank robber, beast, beldam, berserk, berserker, bomber, bookworm, bruiser, brute, bushranger, demon, devil, dragon, failing student, fiend, fire …
