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notorious jacker

notorious jacker

9.9
A person who steals things again and again
  • noun
  • /nəˈtɔːriəs ˈdʒækər/
  • Slang
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  • The notorious jacker struck again last night, stealing three cars from the neighborhood.

Examples

  • Everyone warned me that the area was home to a notorious jacker wanted by the police.

  • After many successful heists, the notorious jacker finally ended up behind bars.

  • The notorious jacker was finally caught by the police.

  • Everyone knows about the notorious jackers in this city.

  • After many successful heists, the notorious jacker finally ended up behind bars.

  • Everyone warned me that the area was home to a notorious jacker wanted by the police.

  • The notorious jacker struck again last night, stealing three cars from the neighborhood.

Synonyms

carjacker
vsnotorious jacker
  • NSFW
13 7.1

A person who forces a driver to give up their car

is well known for repeated bold thefts rather than single incidents
jacker
vsnotorious jacker
  • Slang
2 9.9

A person who steals from others, often using force or threats

is well known for bold repeated thefts and attention grabbing acts
highjacker
vsnotorious jacker
  • US
6.7

A person who illegally takes control of a vehicle by force

is widely known for bold repeated acts of stealing or seizing vehicles

Antonyms

honest John
  • Informal
3 6.3

A person people trust because they tell the truth and do not cheat

How Notorious

notorious jacker
  • Slang
9.9
robber
186 1.0
jacker
  • Slang
2 9.9
thief
754 1.0
pilferer
1 7.3

Surface Forms

notorious jacker singular
notorious jackers plural

Morphology

notorious + jacker

The meaning 'a person well known for stealing' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'notorious' (famous for something undesirable) with 'jacker' (a robber). This simple adjective + noun composition follows standard, cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner knowing both constituents should be able to infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The noun notorious jacker comes from the adjective notorious, meaning 'well known for bad things', and jacker, from the verb jack meaning 'to steal' or take by force. Picture a thief so famous that everyone knows his face; that image explains why the phrase means 'a person well known for stealing'.