road agent
Holdup man, historically
A road agent is a bandit who robs travelers, especially stagecoaches—the American West's version of a highwayman.
The term belongs to the frontier era of the mid-to-late 1800s: The road agents held up the Wells Fargo stage and made off with the strongbox.
Now used only in historical contexts or westerns.
Horse-drawn route vehicle
- holdupTheft by threat
- highwaymanMounted thief targeting travelers
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
- desperadoBold, reckless outlaw
bandit · outlaw · masked · ambush · loot · posse · wanted · robbery
stagecoach
Horse-drawn route vehicle
- holdupTheft by threat
- highwaymanMounted thief targeting travelers
- six-shooterRevolver holding six rounds
desperado · bandit · outlaw · masked · ambush · loot · posse · wanted · robbery · gunpoint
bandit
Armed roadside thief
- highwaymanMounted thief targeting travelers
- brigandArmed robber, often rural
- desperadoBold, reckless outlaw
fugitive · criminal · renegade · marauder · thief · robber · gunman · rogue · scoundrel · villain
robbery
Theft through intimidation
heist · theft · larceny · plunder · ambush · mugging · hijacking · extortion · pillage · stagecoach robbery
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Outlawsoutlaw, bandit, desperado, highwayman, robber
- thievesthief, robber, burglar, pickpocket, shoplifter
road agentlawman
Enforcement officer
sheriff · marshal · deputy · peace officer · Texas Ranger
road agentpickpocket
Thief who steals carried items
cutpurse · sneak thief · burglar · shoplifter · embezzler
road, agent, roads, roadway, roadside, agents, agency, agencies, agenda