highwayman
noun [C] /ˈhaɪ.weɪ.mən/ (plural -men /-mən/ )Definition
› in the past, a man on a horse and carrying a gun who stopped people travelling on public roads and stole from themMurderers and attackers
(Definition of highwayman noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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