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Type Words
Synonyms highjacker
Type of outlaw, felon, criminal, crook, malefactor
Derivation hijack
Type Words
Synonyms highjacker, highwayman, road agent
Type of stickup man, holdup man
Has types footpad, padder
Derivation hijack

Examples of hijacker

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It is believed that the hijacker lost much of the cash as he came crashing down.
From the abcnews.go.com
Another man, Mohammed al-Qahtani, was also suspected of being the 20th hijacker.
From the cnn.com
Later, she said, her parents came to believe that L.D. Cooper was the hijacker.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Sean the techie and others are sitting in a mini-bus, when along comes a hijacker.
From the voanews.com
An airline hijacker would want to divert the plane to some unintended destination.
From the washingtonpost.com
There were no casualties, and the hijacker gave himself up upon reaching Chad.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The hijacker was armed with a knife and demanded the release of Shoko Asahara.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The pilots continued to Melbourne Airport, though, where the hijacker was arested.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Not much has gone according to plan for the 20th hijacker over the past year.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Highjacker: a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
  • Highjacker: someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
  • (hijacking) highjacking: robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force
  • Hijacker is a fictional American comic book character owned by Marvel Comics who exists in that company's Marvel Universe.
  • (hijacking) The act of one who hijacks; the seizure of vehicles; The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle
  • (Hijackers) Often installing as a helpful browser toolbar, hijackers may alter browser settings or change the default home page to point to some other site.
  • (Hijackers) are applications that attempt to usurp control of the user's home page and reset it with one of the hijackers choosing. They are a low security threat, but obnoxious. Most Hijackers use stealth techniques or trick dialogue boxes to perform installation.
  • (Hijackers) these are programs that take control of your browsers, opening up pages which you do not choose to view. ...
  • (hijacking) the process of taking over a live connection between two users so that the attacker can masquerade as one of the users