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road agent

American  

noun

  1. (formerly) a highwayman, especially along stagecoach routes in the western U.S.


road agent British  

noun

  1. (formerly) a bandit who robbed stagecoaches; highwayman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of road agent

First recorded in 1850–55

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Paul Manson, the road agent in Wentworth, said he had already been plowing for about six hours Saturday when he encountered Greeson standing in the middle of the road around 8 a.m.

From Washington Times Mar. 10, 2023

Another groan—and like a flash she was down on her knees lavishing endearments upon the road agent.

From The Girl of the Golden West by Belasco, David

"I did, but that isn't evidence that will acquit him in court of being a road agent."

From The Highgrader by Hutchison, D. C.

"How do you know the man's a road agent?"

From The Girl of the Golden West by Belasco, David

S'pose you was only a road agent an' I was a saloon keeper.

From The Girl of the Golden West by Belasco, David

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