Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

road agent

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
road- a-gent
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them.

American usage; Archaic

noun

A travelling salesman.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

road agents (plural) road-agent (alternative)

Synonyms

highwayman highjacker hijacker

Questions

What does road agent mean?
A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them.

How to pronounce road agent

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