野や盗とう

noun

brigand; bandit

Refers to armed robbers or outlaws, especially in historical or rural contexts. Often used in period dramas or descriptions of old Japan.

• 旅たび人びとは野や盗とうに襲おそわれた。

  The traveler was attacked by bandits.

• この辺あたりは昔むかし、野や盗とうが出でたという。

  They say that bandits used to appear around here long ago.