hijacker
noun[C]
uk/ˈhaɪ.dʒæk.ər/us/ˈhaɪ.dʒæk.ɚ/someone whotakescontrolof anaircraftor othervehicleduring ajourneybyforce:
Airlinepassengerstriedtooverpowerthe hijackers.
A hijackerenteredhercarwhile it wasstoppedat atrafficintersection.
See
hijack
- Hijackerscrashedaplaneinto thePentagon.
- Heacknowledgedknowingsome hijackers but hedeniedknowingtheirplans.
- One of the hijackersrentedavehiclefrom us.
- One of thesuspectedhijackers is from Germany.
Miscellaneous criminals
- arsonist
- artifice burglar
- bigamist
- bioterrorist
- black hat
- distraction burglar
- distraction thief
- drug dealer
- embezzler
- expropriator
- looter
- lowlife
- lynch mob
- man of straw
- money launderer
- shicer
- shoplifter
- small-timer
- smuggler
- snatcher