highwayman
noun
- mounted robber who steals from travellers, an archaic term
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhaɪˌweɪmən/
noun
Etymology: From highway + man.
- A person, usually mounted on horseback, who robbed travelers on public roads.
“[…] here were no Gibers, Cenſurers, Backbiters, Pick-pockets, Highwaymen, Houſebreakers, Attorneys, Bawds, Buffoons, Gameſters, Politicians, Wits, ſplenetick tedious Talkers, Controvertiſts, Raviſhers, Murderers, Robbers, Virtuoſo's; […]”
“And the highwayman came riding— / Riding—riding— / The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.”