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highway 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] * * * … Universalium
robber — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
highway 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 * * * … Useful english dictionary
Robber 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… … Wikipedia
highway — noun (esp. AmE) ADJECTIVE ▪ wide ▪ three lane, two lane, etc. ▪ a four lane highway ▪ divided (AmE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
robber — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ armed, masked (esp. BrE) ▪ bank, train ▪ grave, tomb ▪ highway … Collocations dictionary
David "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… … Wikipedia
squire of the pad — highway robber … English contemporary dictionary
highwayrobbery — 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. * * * … Universalium
mugger — 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 … Moby Thesaurus
κιξάλλαι — κιξάλλης highway robber masc nom/voc pl κιξάλλᾱͅ , κιξάλλης highway robber masc dat sg (doric aeolic) … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)
