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hijacker

/'haɪ,dʒækər/

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noun
someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
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highjacker

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outlaw felon criminal crook malefactor
noun
a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it
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highjacker highwayman road agent

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stickup man holdup man

Definition that contains hijacker

entebbe a town in southern Uganda on Lake Victoria; site of an international airport (where in 1976 Israeli commandos rescued hostages held aboard a plane by Palestinian hijackers)