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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a highwayman who robs on foot;
[syn: footpad, padder]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Footpad \Foot"pad`\, n. A highwayman or robber on foot. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

pad \pad\ (p[a^]d), n. [D. pad. [root]21. See Path.] 1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. --Addison [1913 Webster] An abbot on an ambling pad. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; -- usually called a footpad. --Gay. --Byron. [1913 Webster] 4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

footpad n 1: a highwayman who robs on foot [syn: footpad, padder]