Noun
One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe wind was a torrent of darkness upon the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The road was a ribbon of moonlight looping the purple moor, And the highwayman came riding - Riding - riding - The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn door. Alfred Noyes
What he wrote was this: The great tragedy of my life is that in my search for the Holy Grail everyone calls True Love, I see myself as Zorro, a romantic and mysterious highwayman - and the women I desire see me as Porky Pig. Harlan Ellison
I have known some grim bells, with not a single joyous note in the whole peal, so forced to hurry for a human festival, with their harshness made light of, as though the Bishop of Hereford had again been forced to dance in his boots by a merry highwayman. Alice Meynell
The highwayman takes solely upon himself the responsibility, danger, and crime of his own act. He does not pretend that he has any rightful claim to your money, or that he intends to use it for your own benefit. Lysander Spooner
The former highwayman men are the best gendarmes. Hungarian Proverb
Moderated by Shannon Hale ( series), this panel featuring Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles series), Katherine Harbour (), Tony DiTerlizzi (The Accidental Highwayman), and Danielle Page () will give insight to the fairy tales of old, and new! Source: Internet