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PADDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does padder mean? 

PADDER (noun)
  The noun PADDER has 1 sense:

1. a highwayman who robs on footplay

  Familiarity information: PADDER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PADDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A highwayman who robs on foot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

footpad; padder

Hypernyms ("padder" is a kind of...):

highjacker; highwayman; hijacker; road agent (a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it)


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