noun
hijacker
HEYE-ja-kuhr
noun
1
A person who hijacks a vehicle or takes forcible control of something.
"The hijackers demanded the plane be flown to another country."
How to Use Hijacker
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who commits a hijacking.
Word Forms
hijackers plural
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Etymology
Formed from hijack plus the agent suffix -er.