Noun: hijacker 'hI,ja-ku(r)
- Someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an aeroplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
"The hijackers demanded the pilot change course to a different country";
- highjacker
- Someone stops a vehicle and steals from it
"Stories of hijackers were popular in 18th-century literature";
- highjacker, road agent [archaic]
Derived forms: hijackers
Type of: crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw, stealer, thief
Encyclopedia: Hijacker