noun
an armed thief
• Syn: ↑stickup man
• Hyponyms: ↑highjacker, ↑highwayman, ↑hijacker, ↑road agent
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noun : a criminal who commits a holdup
had mistaken the gendarme for a holdup man — H.A.Chippendale
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a person who commits an armed robbery.
[1955-60]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.