剽ひょう盗とう

noun

highwayman; mounted bandit

Historical term for a robber who preyed on travelers, especially on horseback. Rare in modern usage; mainly found in period fiction or historical accounts.

• 時じ代だい劇げきでは、剽ひょう盗とうが旅たび人びとを襲おそう場ば面めんがよく出でてくる。

  In period dramas, scenes of highwaymen attacking travelers often appear.