hijacker
Use Hijacker in a sentence
ər noun
a person who hijacks.
Also, highjacker.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; high(wayman) + jacker, apparently jack1 to hunt by night with aid of a jack light + -er1
1885–90, Americanism; high(wayman) + jacker, apparently jack1 to hunt by night with aid of a jack light + -er1
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hijack or highjack (ˈhaɪˌdʒæk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to seize, divert, or appropriate (a vehicle or the goods it carries) while in transit: to hijack an aircraft |
| 2. | to rob (a person or vehicle) by force: to hijack a traveller |
| 3. | (esp in the US during Prohibition) to rob (a bootlegger or smuggler) of his illicit goods or to steal (illicit goods) in transit |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or an instance of hijacking |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
| highjack or highjack | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| [C20: of unknown origin] | |
| 'hijacker or highjack | |
| —n | |
| 'highjacker or highjack | |
| —n | |
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Hijacker
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example sentences
Archie reasoned that no hijacker would try something if they knew everyone on the plane was packing heat.
Eight tourist were killed by the hijacker before police commandeered the bus and killed the hijacker.
The link in the above post takes you to a hijacker website.
We also would have discovered another hijacker who used the same frequent-flyer number.
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