English Explanatory Dictionary

Saint Nicholas' clerk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A highwayman.

Word forms

Saint Nicholas' clerk Saint Nicholas' clerks St. Nicholas' clerk

Etymology

After Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of thieves.

Synonyms

highwayman scampsman

Related words

Knight of Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas' clergyman

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