road agent

noun

Definition of road agent

: a highwayman who formerly operated especially on stage routes in unsettled districts

Examples of road agent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the story goes, Bradshaw proceeded to clock Hayes, knocking the road agent out in the process. — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021 China’s roads generally are populated with much more diverse road agents: bicycles, tricycles, trucks of all different sizes, scooters, and pedestrians everywhere. — Amy Gunia / Hong Kong, Time, 10 July 2019

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