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highway robber

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highway robbery

 
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–noun
1. robbery committed on a highway against travelers, as by a highwayman.
2. Informal. a price or fee that is unreasonably high; exorbitant charge.
Origin:
1770–80

Related forms:
highway robber, noun
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highway robbery  
n.  

  1. Robbery usually of travelers on or near a public road.

  2. Informal The exaction of an exorbitantly high price or fee.

highway robber n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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