"one who travels the highways with intent to rob people" (often on horseback and thus contrasted to a footpad), 1640s, from highway + man (n.).
high-strung
hight
high-tail
high-toned
highway
highwayman
high-wire
hijab
hijack
hijinks
hijra
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