highwaywoman

English

Etymology

From highway +‎ woman.

Noun

highwaywoman (plural highwaywomen)

1. The female equivalent of a highwayman.
   • 2005, Carolly Erickson, The girl from Botany Bay:

     They set up a hue and cry for the three highwaywomen, who were at length discovered at a low tavern, spending some of the nearly twelve pounds they had gotten from the sale of Agnes's property.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:highwayman