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Meanings of highjacker in English

Catalan
bandit
Spanish
ladrón de carretera

A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it.

        bandit
        Synonyms
        Examples for "highwayman"
        Examples for "highwayman"
        1
        The first difficulty was as to who the real highwayman could be.
        Red Cap Tales, Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of t...
        2
        Walter began to think he had fallen in with a highwayman again.
        Walter Sherwood's Probation
        3
        And folk said they highwayman wad skin the breeks aff a Hielandman.
        Stories of the Border Marches
        4
        The last story of a highwayman happened almost literally to Mrs. Cavendish.
        The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
        5
        Because of his infatuation for the girl he had become a highwayman.
        Forty-one Thieves: A Tale of California
        1
        This Durban hijacker paid for his crime in the harshest way possible.
        The South African
        2
        One of the dates matches the birth date used by the hijacker.
        The new yorker
        3
        The hijacker then made the driver bring the vehicle to Monaghan town.
        The Irish Times
        4
        As the hijacker, Travolta steps into the role originated by Robert Shaw.
        Reuters
        5
        Sudan's aviation authority had also said the Libyans had arrested a Sudanese hijacker.
        Reuters
        1
        I recovered from the road agent's bullet, but this, I fear, is fatal.
        The Lock and Key Library: The most interesting stories of all na...
        2
        The road agent waved his hand to the young lady.
        Ranson's Folly
        3
        The road agent, apparently routed by these simple words, fled muttering toward his horse.
        Ranson's Folly
        4
        They had been held up by a single road agent.
        The Killer
        5
        The road agent was tugging at the stone beneath which he had slipped his bridle.
        Ranson's Folly
        Usage of highjacker in English
        1
        When threatened by a highjacker, a flight attendant would transmit an EMD pulse at the terrorist, reducing him to a trembling mass of Jello.
        Wired
        2
        Highjacker was slow away and battled away for sixth when resuming at Newcastle October 5.
        News.com.au
        3
        You can count on highjackers leavin' yuh half your load; mebby a little more, if yuh set purty.
        The Trail of the White Mule
        Translations for highjacker