辻つじ強ごう盗とう

noun

highwayman; highway robber

Historical term for a robber who preyed on travelers along roads or at crossroads. Not used for modern street crime.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには辻つじ強ごう盗とうが旅たび人びとを襲おそうことがあった。

  In the Edo period, highwaymen sometimes attacked travelers.