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stow⋅a⋅way

[stoh-uh-wey]
–noun
a person who hides aboard a ship or airplane in order to obtain free transportation or elude pursuers.

Origin:
1850–55; n. use of v. phrase stow away
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stow·a·way   (stō'ə-wā')   
n.  A person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance in order to obtain free passage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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