Highwaymen were thieves, robbers and murderers. They were despised.
If they didn't threaten people, they wouldn't be very good highwaymen.
Highwaymen are historically viewed as criminals who robbed travelers on roads. They are often romanticized in folklore and literature as charismatic outlaws, but in reality, they were feared and considered a menace to public safety. Today, highwaymen are more commonly regarded as part of the past and are not seen in a positive light.
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Highwaymen actually went around different places and robbed people. If they didn't get what they wanted, they would of killed that person.
Highwaymen
rich people with loads of money and riches
Highwaymen were called so because they would typically rob travelers on the highway or roads. They targeted people traveling between cities or towns, making roads a common location for their criminal activities.
Highwaymen were people who rode on the backs of horses stopping travellers (mainly ones in coaches) anywhere so they could steal valuable items e.g. gold, money. When they found a coach the highwaymen would hold up a pistol to rich ladies and gentleman inside the coach. Then as the petrified people would not want to be shot, they would unwillingly give away their treasure.
Because he was a man who rode along a highway. And they (there are many highwaymen) also nicked and robbed of people.
They considered them to be thieves and brigands.
Highway men were people who stopped people on trading routes or major pathways and took their stuff and killed them.
Think of highwaymen as land pirates. They attacked anyone that looked like they might have something of value. And they were equally as brutal, often resorting to murder to silence the victims of their crimes.