highjacker

noun

1. someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination

• Syn: ↑hijacker

• Derivationally related forms: ↑hijack (for: ↑hijacker), ↑highjack

• Topics: ↑airplane, ↑aeroplane, ↑plane

• Hypernyms: ↑criminal, ↑felon, ↑crook, ↑outlaw, ↑malefactor

2. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it

• Syn: ↑highwayman, ↑hijacker, ↑road agent

• Derivationally related forms: ↑hijack (for: ↑hijacker), ↑highjack

• Hypernyms: ↑holdup man, ↑stickup man

• Hyponyms: ↑footpad, ↑padder

• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Turpin, ↑Dick Turpin

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/huy"jak'euhr/, n.

hijacker.

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highjack, highjacker see under ↑hijack

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Main Entry: ↑high

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hiˈjacker or highˈjacker noun

1. A highwayman (historical)

2. A robber or blackmailer of rum runners and bootleggers

3. A person who hijacks

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Main Entry: ↑hijack