Footpad
71highwayman — one who travels the highways with intent to rob people (often on horseback and thus contrasted to a footpad), 1640s, from HIGHWAY (Cf. highway) + MAN (Cf. man) …
72scourer — n. person who scrubs and scours; device or instrument for scouring; footpad; wanderer, roamer; person who travels greatly and vigorously …
73scourers — n. person who scrubs and scours; device or instrument for scouring; footpad; wanderer, roamer; person who travels greatly and vigorously …
74highwayman — a thief on the highway Not just any wayfarer. He was usually on horseback, when he was a high pad, as distinct from the footpad, who robbed on the pad, or path, on foot. His robbery was known as the high law and he was the high lawyer …
75bandit — n. Outlaw, robber, brigand, freebooter, footpad, highwayman, marauder …
76brigand — n. Robber, highwayman, footpad, freebooter, marander, outlaw, bandit …
77freebooter — n. 1. Robber, plunderer, pillager, despoiler, highwayman, footpad, brigand, bandit, marauder. 2. Pirate, buccaneer, rover …
78highwayman — n. Robber, footpad, bandit, brigand, freebooter, marauder, outlaw, highway robber …
79robber — n. Plunderer, pillager, thief, despoiler, depredator, highwayman, footpad, brigand, bandit, marauder, freebooter, rifler, pirate …
80thief — n. 1. Pilferer, petty robber, filcher. 2. Swindler, peculator, embezzler, defrauder, sharper, defaulter. 3. Pickpocket, cutpurse, pick purse. 4. Burglar, house breaker, cracksman (cant). 5. Footpad, highwayman …