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When a highwayman makes the mistake of trying to stick her up, a tiny golden spark — Billy — flies into her nose.
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Fielding plays Turpin, a highwayman based on an actual historical figure from the 18th century.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Noel Fielding and Hugh Bonneville lead a stellar ensemble cast boasting the cream of UK talent in the tongue-in-cheek reimaging of an iconic highwayman.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
How many other writers could convincingly depict a blind highwayman or cap that eerie encounter with a duel on bagpipes between Alan and a son of the famous Rob Roy?
—Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021
Others are the result of bizarre last requests, like when a highwayman asked for his memoir to be bound in his own skin after his execution.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
Thieves of the Wood (Netflix) Charismatic highwayman Jan de Lichte leads the oppressed in a revolt against the corrupt aristocracy of 18th-century Flanders.
—Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
This later-season standout stars Cleese as a bumbling, flower-thieving highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2019
In the late 1950s, Zorro grew especially popular because of a Disney television series featuring handsome Guy Williams as the daredevil highwayman.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 10 July 2019
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Mar. 2024
Fielding plays Turpin, a highwayman based on an actual historical figure from the 18th century.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Noel Fielding and Hugh Bonneville lead a stellar ensemble cast boasting the cream of UK talent in the tongue-in-cheek reimaging of an iconic highwayman.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
How many other writers could convincingly depict a blind highwayman or cap that eerie encounter with a duel on bagpipes between Alan and a son of the famous Rob Roy?
—Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2021
Others are the result of bizarre last requests, like when a highwayman asked for his memoir to be bound in his own skin after his execution.
—Wired Staff, Wired, 29 Sep. 2020
Thieves of the Wood (Netflix) Charismatic highwayman Jan de Lichte leads the oppressed in a revolt against the corrupt aristocracy of 18th-century Flanders.
—Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2020
This later-season standout stars Cleese as a bumbling, flower-thieving highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2019
In the late 1950s, Zorro grew especially popular because of a Disney television series featuring handsome Guy Williams as the daredevil highwayman.
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 10 July 2019
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“Highwayman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highwayman. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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highwayman
noun
high·way·man
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: a person who robs travelers on a highway
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