highjacker

Other forms: highjackers

Definitions of highjacker
  1. noun
    someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
    synonyms: hijacker
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    type of:
    criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  2. noun
    a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
    synonyms: highwayman, hijacker, road agent
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    examples:
    Dick Turpin
    English highwayman (1706-1739)
    types:
    footpad, padder
    a highwayman who robs on foot
    type of:
    holdup man, stickup man
    an armed thief
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