hijacker

hi·jack·er
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/ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒækəɹ/

noun

Someone who hijacks.

“the hijacker of an aeroplane”

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highjackerroad agent
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Meanings

nounhijacker (plural hijackers)

plural hijackers

  1. Someone who hijacks.

    the hijacker of an aeroplane

  2. computingHijackware.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone stops a vehicle and steals from it

Similar
highjackerroad agent
Broader
thiefstealer

nounsomeone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination

Similar
highjacker
Broader
criminalfeloncrook
Also see
road agent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From hijack + -er.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Dutch kaper
  • kapersomeone who hijacks
Esperanto aerpirato
  • aerpiratosomeone who hijacks
German Entführer, Entführerin
  • Entführersomeone who hijacks
  • Entführerinsomeone who hijacks
Irish haidhléaraí, haidhléaraithe
  • haidhléaraísomeone who hijacks
  • haidhléaraithesomeone who hijacks
  • haidhléaraísomeone who hijacks
  • haidhléaraithesomeone who hijacks
  • haidhléaraithesomeone who hijacks
Norwegian Bokmål kaprer
  • kaprersomeone who hijacks
Polish porywacz
  • porywaczsomeone who hijacks
Portuguese sequestrador
  • sequestradorsomeone who hijacks
Russian уго́нщик
  • уго́нщик (ugónščik)someone who hijacks
Spanish aeropirata, secuestrador
  • aeropiratasomeone who hijacks
  • secuestradorsomeone who hijacks

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rehijack
Cite this entry
APA

hijacker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijacker

MLA

“hijacker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijacker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hijacker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hijacker.

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