Road Agent (Noun)
Meaning
A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The road agent stepped out of the shadows, gun drawn, and demanded the driver hand over his valuables.
- A notorious road agent had been terrorizing travelers on the highway, leaving a trail of robbery and violence in his wake.
- The police were on the lookout for a road agent who had been targeting trucks carrying large shipments of cash.
- As the car rounded the bend, a road agent emerged from the trees, waving a pistol and shouting for the driver to pull over.
- The road agent made off with a large haul of jewelry and cash, leaving the shaken driver to report the crime to the authorities.