stowaway

[stoh-uh-wey]

noun

1. a person who hides aboard a ship or airplane in order to obtain free transportation or elude pursuers.

stowaway

/ ˈstəʊəˌweɪ /

noun

1. a person who hides aboard a vehicle, ship, or aircraft in order to gain free passage

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to travel in such a way

Word History and Origins

Origin of stowaway¹

First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase stow away

Example Sentences

“One could hardly fashion a disguise for a scullery maid or a stowaway out of these elegant fabrics. But for my purposes, they ought to do quite well.”

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Beejee pushed his way into the apartment, his head swiveling this way and that, as if he was looking for a stowaway.

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I will just have to hope they do not check the cargo hold for stowaways before we push off.

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The confused stowaway tried to hop away onto the freeway, but project overseer Robert Rock rescued the frog and released it at the top of the crossing.

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After illegally emigrating to the United States as a shipboard stowaway, the Colonel adopted the name Tom Parker, eventually finding work as a promoter with a traveling carnival.

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