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HIGHJACKER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it

Synonyms:

highjacker; highwayman; hijacker; road agent

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

highjacker; hijacker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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