hijacker

[ hahy-jak-er ]

/ ˈhaɪˌdʒæk ər /

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a person who hijacks.

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The verb tenses can be split into which 3 primary categories?

1885–90, Americanism;high(wayman) + jacker, apparently jack¹ to hunt by night with aid of a jack light + -er¹

First, the rise of cryptocurrency makes it easy for data hijackers to collect their ransom.
Profit-driven cyberattacks are becoming frighteningly routine|Ina Fried|June 11, 2021|Axios
The hijacker forced his way onto the school bus with a rifle and commands to “Get out of town, now!”
Kindergartners’ questions helped get them off hijacked school bus, driver says: ‘Enough already’|Hannah Knowles|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
So I became the hijacker in that movie and worked with Heston and quite a lot of interesting character actors who’d been around.
Rolling With James Brolin: Hollywood’s Quiet Giant|Eugene Robinson|January 29, 2021|Ozy
His latest book is Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker.
The Slain Policeman's Widow in the Mumia Abu-Jamal Case Speaks|Michael Smerconish|November 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST

“Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker” was published on September 11, 2009.
A 9/11 Hero's Outrage|Michael Smerconish|July 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His latest book, Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker, was published in 2009.
A 9/11 Hero's Outrage|Michael Smerconish|July 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His latest book, Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker , was published last month.
A Global Warming Conversion|Michael Smerconish|February 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
His latest book, Instinct: The Man Who Stopped the 20th Hijacker, was published in September.
The Purged Moderate Speaks|Michael Smerconish|November 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST