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ˈhijacker Also hi-jacker, formerly occas. highjacker. [f. prec. + -er1.] One who hijacks (illicit liquor, a vehicle, an aeroplane, etc.).
1923Nation 11 July 36 There was, of course, the rush of adventurers, oil promoters, highjackers (an oil-region term for murderous robbers). 1925Times 26 Oct. 13/7 A shooting affray between bootleggers and ‘hijackers’ (men who prey on bootleggers) took place..in a lodging⁓house on the west side of New York. 1936J. G. Brandon Pawnshop Murder v. 43 Any lurking hi-jacker who might..have acquired an inkling of what he was carrying. 1969Guardian 9 Sept. 8/1 The hijackers have put the lives of about 10,000 air passengers at risk. |