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Hijacker   /hˈaɪdʒˌækər/   Listen
Hijacker

noun
1.
A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it.  Synonyms: highjacker, highwayman, road agent.
2.
Someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination.  Synonym: highjacker.





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"Hijacker" Quotes from Famous Books



... why they should be demoralized under the prevailing conditions—there had been enough excitement in the air to start with when the hijacker crowd boarded the rum-runner and joined issues with the crews of the two allied boats but when from out of the skies there descended a swooping monster, apparently about to fall upon them as might a stray meteor from unlimited space in the firmament, and that strange, racking pain gripped their ...
— Eagles of the Sky - With Jack Ralston Along the Air Lanes • Ambrose Newcomb


Words linked to "Hijacker" :   holdup man, malefactor, felon, outlaw, criminal, hijack, airplane, stickup man, Turpin, aeroplane, Dick Turpin, crook, road agent, padder, footpad, plane


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