A robber on foot. A footpad. A highwayman.
"If she had stirred out of doors, there were Whipsters abroad, i' faith, padders of maidenheads."
John Dryden and the Duke of Newcastle, Sir Martin Mar-all, or the feigned innocence (1667).
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This one really resonates with me, Rich. I feel I should incorporate it into my regular discourse.
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