hijacker

English Thesaurus

1. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it (noun.person)

hypernym	:	holdup man, stickup man,
definition	:	an armed thief (noun.person)

hyponym	:	footpad, padder,
definition	:	a highwayman who robs on foot (noun.person)

instance hyponym	:	dick turpin, turpin,
definition	:	English highwayman (1706-1739) (noun.person)

2. someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination (noun.person)

hypernym	:	criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw,
definition	:	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime (noun.person)

domain category	:	aeroplane, airplane, plane,
definition	:	an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets (noun.artifact)

3. a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it (noun.person)

derivation	:	commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate, commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate,
definition	:	take arbitrarily or by force (verb.contact)

derivation	:	commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate, commandeer, highjack, hijack, pirate,
definition	:	take arbitrarily or by force (verb.contact)