carjacker

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noun

One who engages in carjacking; one who steals an occupied automobile.

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Meanings

nouncarjacker (plural carjackers)

plural carjackers

  1. One who engages in carjacking; one who steals an occupied automobile.

    The typical carjacker is most interested in an easy heist.

    1993, Road & Rec, volume 5, number 3, page 15
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    Note the direction in which the carjacker drove. Give officers a detailed description of the carjacker, including the type of weapon, if one was used.

    2002, Holly Keegel, Janee Harteau, A Woman's Guide to Personal Safety

Origin

From carjack + -er.

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APA

carjacker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjacker

MLA

“carjacker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjacker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carjacker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carjacker.

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