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Noun: highwaywoman (highwaywomen)  'hI-wey,wû-mun
  1. (historical) a female mounted robber who held up travellers on public roads
    "The highwaywoman ambushed travellers on the lonely road"

Type of: adult female, highjacker, hijacker, road agent [archaic], woman

Encyclopedia: Highwaywoman