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单词 hijacker
释义

hijackern.

Forms: Also hi-jacker, formerly occasionally highjacker.
Etymology: < hijack v. + -er suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈhijacker.
One who hijacks (illicit liquor, a vehicle, an aeroplane, etc.).
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun] > hijacker
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1923 Nation 11 July 36 There was, of course, the rush of adventurers, oil promoters, highjackers (an oil-region term for murderous robbers).
1925 Times 26 Oct. 13/7 A shooting affray between bootleggers and ‘hijackers’ (men who prey on bootleggers) took place..in a lodging~house on the west side of New York.
1936 J. G. Brandon Pawnshop Murder v. 43 Any lurking hi-jacker who might..have acquired an inkling of what he was carrying.
1969 Guardian 9 Sept. 8/1 The hijackers have put the lives of about 10,000 air passengers at risk.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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