highwayman

From highway +‎ man.

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/

highwayman (plural highwaymen)

1. (historical) A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:highwayman

   • 1906 August​, Alfred Noyes, “The Highwayman”, in Poems, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., published October 1906, →OCLC, part 1, stanza I, page 45:

     And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

   • 1977, Jimmy Webb, Highwayman:

     I was a highwayman / Across the coach roads I did ride / With sword and pistol by my side.

• highway robbery
• stand and deliver