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(chiefly US, archaic) A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them. / (archaic) A travelling salesman.

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road agent

Source Word

road agent

US archaic

(chiefly US, archaic) A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them. / (archaic) A travelling salesman.

Japanese Meaning

（1）旅人を襲い、盗む道賊（古いアメリカ英語の用法） / （2）巡回販売員、旅をしながら商品を売る商人（古い用法）

The old prospector told the sheriff that a road agent had been spotted near the canyon.

年老いた採掘者は保安官に峡谷の近くで街道強盗が目撃されたと告げた。

Sense（1）

(chiefly US, archaic) A criminal who accosts travelers and robs them.

The highway robber—road-agent, he is quaintly called—is still busy in these parts.

Sense（2）

(archaic) A travelling salesman.

road agents

（ plural ）