/ Dictionary / Index H highwayman: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: high•way•man Pronunciation: (hī'wā"mun), [key] — pl. -men. (formerly) a holdup man, esp. one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: highwayman (Thesaurus) highway contract route highway robbery Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language