noun
1. someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
• Syn: ↑hijacker
• Hypernyms: ↑criminal, ↑felon, ↑crook, ↑outlaw, ↑malefactor
2. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
• Syn: ↑highwayman, ↑hijacker, ↑road agent
• Hypernyms: ↑holdup man, ↑stickup man
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Turpin, ↑Dick Turpin
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/huy"jak'euhr/, n.
hijacker.
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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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.