hijacker

[US]/ˈhaɪdʒækə(r)/
[UK]/ˈhaɪdʒækər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. robber; kidnapper.
Word Forms
Pluralhijackers

Phrases & Collocations

airplane hijacker

armed hijacker

car hijacker

Example Sentences

We advised the hijackers to surrender themselves to the police.

The price exacted by the hijackers for redeeming the hostages was extortionate.

The hijackers were armed with hand grenades.

One of the hostages was foolhardy enough to try to wrest the gun from the hijacker's hand.

Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.

A rescue mission was launched amid lurid stories of armed hijackers, alleged boardings, ransom notes and claims that the Russian mafia were forcing the crew to smuggle drugs or guns.

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