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    HIJACKER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from itplay

    Synonyms:

    highjacker; highwayman; hijacker; road agent

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("hijacker" is a kind of...):

    holdup man; stickup man (an armed thief)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hijacker"):

    footpad; padder (a highwayman who robs on foot)

    Instance hyponyms:

    Dick Turpin; Turpin (English highwayman (1706-1739))

    Derivation:

    hijack (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 destinationplay

    Synonyms:

    highjacker; hijacker

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("hijacker" 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:

    hijack (take arbitrarily or by force)

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