Meaning

2 senses
  1. Someone who hijacks.

    the hijacker of an aeroplane

    Entführer, Entführerin

    уго́нщикugónščik

  2. Hijackware.

More definitions
  • someone stops a vehicle and steals from it
  • someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination

Examples

12 sentences
  1. The armed hijackers terrified the passengers.

    ruВооружённые захватчики внушали ужас пассажирам.

    deDie bewaffneten Entführer verängstigten die Passagiere.

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  2. We can't meet the hijackers' demands.

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  3. We can't meet the demands of the hijackers.

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  4. The hijackers moved to the rear of the plane.

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  5. The hijacker demanded a ransom of two million dollars.

    ruУгонщик самолёта потребовал выкуп в два миллиона долларов.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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Forms

plural: hijackers
Singularhijacker
Pluralhijackers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone stops a vehicle and steals from it:highjackerroad agent
  • someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination:highjacker

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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