Footpad
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For the racehorse, see Footpad (horse).
In archaic terminology, a footpad is a robber or thief specialising in pedestrian victims. The term was used widely from the 16th century until the 19th century,[1] but gradually fell out of common use. A footpad was considered a low criminal, as opposed to the mounted highwayman who in certain cases might gain fame as well as notoriety.[2] Footpads operated during the Elizabethan era and until the beginning of the 19th century.[3]