highwayman

noun high·way·man \-mən\

: a man especially in the past who stopped travelers on roads and robbed them

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: a thief who robs travelers on a road

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noun high·way·man \ˈhī-ˌwā-mən\

plural high·way·men \-mən\

: a man who robbed travelers on a road in past centuries

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