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skyjacker

skyjacker

1 9.3
A person who takes a plane by force to demand something or change its destination
  • noun
  • /ˈskaɪˌdʒækər/
  • NSFW
translation icon : secuestrador de aviones
  • The news reported that the skyjacker demanded ransom before allowing the passengers to leave the aircraft.

Examples

  • The authorities arrested the skyjacker who attempted to redirect the flight to a different country.

  • Congratulations... ...you and Stinger are officially Skyjackers again.

    Jupiter Ascending (2015)

  • I'm a skyjacker in drag.

    The Eiger Sanction (1975)

  • He was a Skyjacker.

    Jupiter Ascending (2015)

  • After the skyjacker took control of the plane, passengers were terrified and unsure of what would happen next.

Synonyms

hijacker
vsskyjacker
  • NSFW
49 6.4

A person who illegally takes control of a vehicle by force or threat

is limited to aircraft cases, often to demand something or alter destination
highjacker
vsskyjacker
  • US
6.7

A person who illegally takes control of a vehicle by force

is specific to aircraft and usually aims to demand or change destination

How Dangerous

terrorist
  • NSFW
747 6.2
skyjacker
  • NSFW
1 9.3
hijacker
  • NSFW
49 6.4

Surface Forms

skyjacker singular
skyjackers plural

Morphology

skyjacker = skyjack (transparent) = sky + jack + er

The noun is a regular agentive formation from the verb 'skyjack' (person who skyjacks), which is transparently composed of 'sky' + 'jack' meaning to seize in the sky.

Etymology

The word skyjacker is made from sky and jack, where the jack part works like the word hijack, meaning 'to take by force'. So, a skyjacker is someone who illegally takes control of a plane.