night rider

noun

: a member of a secret band who ride masked at night doing acts of violence for the purpose of punishing or terrorizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Have things really changed all that much since the days of Jim Crow and the night riders?

Michele Langevine Leiby, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2019 The White Caps were a band of hooded or masked night riders that used whips, guns and rope on their victims.

Indystar, Indianapolis Star, 20 Feb. 2014

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