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HIGHJACKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does highjacker mean?
• HIGHJACKER (noun)
The noun HIGHJACKER has 2 senses:
1. someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
2. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
Familiarity information: HIGHJACKER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
highjacker; hijacker
Hypernyms ("highjacker" is a kind of...):
criminal; crook; felon; malefactor; outlaw (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
Domain category:
aeroplane; airplane; plane (an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets)
Derivation:
highjack (take arbitrarily or by force)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
highjacker; highwayman; hijacker; road agent
Hypernyms ("highjacker" is a kind of...):
holdup man; stickup man (an armed thief)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "highjacker"):
footpad; padder (a highwayman who robs on foot)
Instance hyponyms:
Dick Turpin; Turpin (English highwayman (1706-1739))
Derivation:
highjack (take arbitrarily or by force)
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