highway robber
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The English writer, comedian and TV host is a highway robber in 1735 in the zany Apple TV+ series, playing a gentle soul in the harsh world of forest-based stick-ups, witches and curses.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024
While other cities fell to these forces, Tabriz resisted, and a leader emerged: Sattar Khan, a former highway robber who had transformed into a principled freedom fighter.
From Washington Post • Oct. 16, 2022
Invoking the name of the infamous 18th Century highway robber Dick Turpin, Ms Cooper questioned the past conduct of some rail operators.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2012
The Cairo press calls him "savior of the people," the Israelis say "highway robber," "treacherous wolf."
From Time Magazine Archive
What a strange person!" said Erwin; "he is a singular mixture of an honest man and a highway robber.
From Barbarossa; An Historical Novel of the XII Century. by Bolanden, Conrad von
