PADDER

footpad, padder

(noun) a highwayman who robs on foot

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

padder (plural padders)

Agent noun of pad; one who pads.

Anagrams

• draped, peddar

Source: Wiktionary


Pad"der, n.

1. One who, or that which, pads.

2. A highwayman; a footpad. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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