hijacker
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪˌdʒækər/
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secuestrador
- Seeing their chance to apprehend the hijacker, two FBI agents posing as airline officials boarded the plane.
- 9/11 hijackers
- September 11 hijackers
- 19 hijackers
Then hijackers flew the planes into sensitive places.
- Then hijackers flew the planes into sensitive places.
- So he was an ex commando the the hijacker.
- I mean, as I say, you phoned last night, you said to mention a few things which I have done about Belmarsh and the hijackers.
Examples
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By targeting high-risk persons, airport security officials increase the odds of stopping a potential hijacker.
Academic text (2004) -
Texas highway patrol's got their hijacker on the radio.
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Is the government's case for the death of the alleged '20th hijacker'?
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The more people know, the more likely the hijackers will know.
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The hijackers have hit again.
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A fourth plane, taken by hijackers whose destination will remain unknown, crashed in Pennsylvania.
Academic text (2001) -
For security reasons, I cannot divulge the identity of the hijackers or who was onboard the plane.
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Fifteen of the nineteen hijackers were Saudis, and their leader was an Egyptian.
Academic text (2003) -
The 3,000-plus civilians who died on September 11 were likely considered "collateral damage" by the hijackers and their co-conspirators.
Academic text (2002) -
The hijacker threatened the passengers with a weapon to gain control of the plane.
Synonyms
A person who illegally takes control of a vehicle by force
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hijacker comes from the verb hijack, a slang word from the early 1900s that meant to 'take by force', usually a vehicle. A helpful way to remember it is to think of jack (slang for 'take' or 'steal'), so a hijacker is someone who takes a vehicle by force.