stowaway
Americannoun
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of stowaway
First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase stow away
Example Sentences
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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.
From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025
The couple said they called the police to tell them they had found the stowaway.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025
Paddington arrives as a stowaway on a boat from South America and settles with the Brown family, who name him after the London train station where they found him.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024
A Russian man who slipped past Danish airport security to board a flight to Los Angeles International Airport without a passport, visa or ticket was found guilty of being a stowaway, the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2024
Like she had no idea how they had come across the stowaway currently sprawled out by her feet.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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