Highwayman
Mounted robber poem
A highwayman was a robber who held up travelers on roads, typically on horseback and often armed with pistols.
The term evokes 17th- and 18th-century England, where such bandits became romanticized figures in ballads and literature: Stand and deliver! was the classic highwayman's demand.
The word is now historical, appearing mainly in period fiction and folk songs.
One who steals by force
- banditArmed roadside thief
- outlawFugitive from justice
- thiefOne who steals
- brigandArmed robber, often rural
footpad · roadside · ambush · holdup · plunder · loot · stagecoach · traveler
Solo comedic performance
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- demandForceful request or requirement
- robberyTheft through intimidation
- purseBag for personal items
valuables · confrontation · threat · command · holdup · armed · masked · mounted
Spiritedly stylish and bold
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
- chivalrousHonorably courteous and brave
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- balladNarrative poem or song
folklore · swashbuckler · antihero · moonlight · cape · tricorn · adventure · romantic
Of four kings' era
- eighteenth-centuryRelating to the 1700s
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- gibbetedDisplayed on gallows
transportation · reward · execution · broadside · Newgate · confession · trial · condemned
robber
One who steals by force
brigand · footpad · roadside · ambush · holdup · plunder · loot · stagecoach · traveler · victim
standup
Solo comedic performance
purse · valuables · confrontation · threat · command · holdup · armed · masked · mounted · intercept
dashing
Spiritedly stylish and bold
- gentlemanCourteous, honorable man
- chivalrousHonorably courteous and brave
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
ballad · folklore · swashbuckler · antihero · moonlight · cape · tricorn · adventure · romantic · notorious
Georgian
Of four kings' era
- eighteenth-centuryRelating to the 1700s
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
- coachingGuiding others to improve
gibbeted · transportation · reward · execution · broadside · Newgate · confession · trial · condemned · England
- Country Musichonky tonk, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, CMT, country pop
Highwaymanvictim
One harmed by another
traveler · prey · wayfarer · mark · stagecoach driver
Highwaymanlawman
Enforcement officer
thief-taker · constable · sheriff · peace officer · marshal
Highwaymanprotector
One who safeguards others
Good Samaritan · guardian · hero · Robin Hood · saint