hijacker

Or high·jack·er

[hahy-jak-er]

noun

1. a person who hijacks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hijacker¹

1885–90, high(wayman) + jacker, apparently jack ¹ to hunt by night with aid of a jack light + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Those lessons went on to improve how victims' families were treated in the aftermath of 9/11, when four planes flying over the eastern US were seized simultaneously by hijackers, killing 2,977 people.

From BBC

The 9/11 attacks saw hijackers crash passenger jets into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington DC, killing nearly 3,000 people.

From BBC

Almost 3,000 people were killed in the 11 September 2001 attacks, when hijackers seized passenger planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon outside of Washington.

From BBC

Campbell, the alleged hijacker, is expected to be charged and arraigned Monday.

From Los Angeles Times

The driver and a second passenger were treated by paramedics at the scene and released and the hijacker was arrested.

From Los Angeles Times