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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGHJACKER

highjacker  [ˈhaɪdʒækə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGHJACKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Highjacker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGHJACKER


acca
ˈækə
acker
ˈækə
attacker
əˈtækə
bacca
ˈbækə
backpacker
ˈbækpækə
caca
ˈkækə
carjacker
ˈkɑːˌdʒækə
cracker
ˈkrækə
Dakar
ˈdækə
Dhaka
ˈdækə
hacker
ˈhækə
hijacker
ˈhaɪdʒækə
jacker
ˈdʒækə
lacquer
ˈlækə
Melaka
məˈlækə
packer
ˈpækə
phone-jacker
ˈfəʊnˌdʒækə
skyjacker
ˈskaɪˌdʒækə
tracker
ˈtrækə
wacker
ˈwækə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGHJACKER

higher rate
higher self
Higher Still
higher-up
highermost
highest common factor
highfalutin
highfaluting
highish
highjack
highjacking
highland
Highland cattle
Highland Clearances
Highland dress
Highland fling
Highland Games
Highlander
Highlands
highlife

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGHJACKER

backer
bushwhacker
Christmas cracker
cream cracker
firecracker
graham cracker
lacker
linebacker
nutcracker
quacker
racker
sacker
safe-cracker
slacker
smacker
snacker
stacker
sticker
tacker
unpacker
whacker

Synonyms and antonyms of highjacker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «highjacker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGHJACKER

Find out the translation of highjacker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of highjacker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «highjacker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

highjacker
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

highjacker
570 millions of speakers

English

highjacker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

highjacker
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المختطف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

highjacker
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

highjacker
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

highjacker
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pirate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Highjacker
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Highjacker
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

highjacker
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

highjacker
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Highjacker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

highjacker
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரிடம் விட்டு மற்றொரு இடம் எடுத்துச் செல்லும் போது திருடுபவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्चजायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

highjacker
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

highjacker
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

highjacker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

highjacker
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

highjacker
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

highjacker
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

highjacker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

highjacker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

highjacker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of highjacker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHJACKER»

The term «highjacker» is regularly used and occupies the 73.692 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGHJACKER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «highjacker» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «highjacker» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about highjacker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGHJACKER»

Discover the use of highjacker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to highjacker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Six Christian One-act Plays for Young Adults
HIGHJACKER. All right, no funny stuff. Just pass me the bills. Put it in my hand slow and careful like. IBERNIE puts the bills in the HIGHJACKER'S hand. HIGHJACKER counts it quietly. I Where's the rest of it? BERNIE. That's it. HIGHJACKER.
Arthur Wise, 1978
2
To Hold & Hold Not
7. Highjacker. A. t 1 p.m., the M-900 Mesa West Express plane taxied to the terminal and the passengers off- loaded. The crew Francisco was part of would go aboard now and clean the plane...for passenger loading at 2 p.m. After the crew had ...
George Fromm, 2010
3
Emotional Capitalists: The New Leaders
highjacker. —. anxiety. We all know something about anxiety. At its most basic level anxiety is really about the feeling of losing control. Again, it's possible to trace this feeling back to your early development. As a young person you depended ...
Martyn Newman, 2009
4
Engines of World War III
You Bin Laden, are nothing but a highjacker—a highjacker of other people's technology, a highjacker of a vast Arab Nation's anger at its' own regimes. But you have no vision, no plan for your people. Which is why your epitaph will be so easy ...
Michael Craig Campbell, 2005
5
Towering Angels
At first they were alarmed, then, believing that at the end Yousef had seen the light and was joining them in their holy mission, that the fire in his heart had forced him to participate, called out their support. One highjacker shouted to the other.
Ananda McIntosh, John McIntosh, 2006
6
Essays on Explanation and Understanding: Studies in the ...
Shortly afterwards the criminal demands a parachute; he is given the damaged one, and jumps with it. He is killed in the fall. It would be natural to say, I think, that the steward removed the rip-cord with the intention of causing the highjacker's ...
Juha Manninen, Raimo Tuomela, 1976
7
Golf Balls, Boomerangs and Asteroids: The Impact of Missiles ...
The intent of such a design is to quickly incapacitate the highjacker with a relatively small bullet and to prevent the bullet from passing through the highjacker and damaging the frame of the aircraft. A traditional gun, used at close quarters in an ...
Brian H. Kaye, 2008
8
Edge of Tomorrow
In the 757, Shirley held her pistol in her hand and kept surveying the unconscious passengers, looking for a ringer—another highjacker among the passengers with a bomb. The highjackers' weapons were stacked outside the cockpit door.
Wolf Wootan, 2003
9
A Time Before Time and The Time Thereafter:
Anyway, how do you know I'm not a highjacker with a big bomb under my seat?' The Reverend guffawed. 'Mr Madden you don't look anything like a highjacker.' ' Why not, is it because I don't look like an Arab? I mean they're not the only ones ...
Melanie Fitz-Gerald, 2013
10
Hannity's Curse
He states that the only highjacker still at large is a man called Hannity. We are looking for him. My men are outside your hatch. Open it for them so they can search the area for explosives. But, stay where you are until we capture Hannity.
Howard E. Adkins, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGHJACKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term highjacker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Uber driver hijacked in Shadyside
THE ORDEAL ENDED HERE ON COLLEGE AFTERNOON WHERE THE UBER HIGHJACKER GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND THREW $9 AT ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Jun 15»
2
Utah County prosecutors: Shooter justified in Macey's parking lot …
The man who shot and killed an alleged car highjacker during an altercation on May 2 will not face criminal charges, the Utah County Attorney's ... «Deseret News, May 15»
3
15-Year-Old South African Girl Arrested, Allegedly En Route to Join …
Abu Hurayra al-Afriki translates to “The African Father of Kittens,” while Mohamed Atta was a highjacker in the 9/11 attacks in New York City. «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
4
What We Can Do Starting Right Now to Prevent More Germanwings …
... the pilot safely landed it in Geneva, where the highjacker sought political asylum. It was a terrifying ordeal for all the passengers on the plane, ... «Aleteia, Mar 15»
5
Young Brisbane mother Kristi Hatton still haunted by visions of …
Victims run for their life as a highjacker produces a gun and steals their car during the February police chase. Polair vision Source: Supplied. «Courier Mail, Mar 15»
6
Confessions of a Spurs-oholic
... shooter on the grassy knoll was in league with the 20th highjacker. I was so disgusted I didn't watch a single game again until nearly March. «Pounding The Rock, Dec 14»
7
Remember when Wanda Sykes brought her brazen brand of …
... came at the expense of conservative political commentator Rush Limbaugh. Sykes quipped: “I think Rush Limbaugh was the 20th highjacker. «Washington Post, Nov 14»
8
Album Review: Cheryl – Only Human
Now I'm lit up like a firecracker / Don't do well with a man highjacker / My man's so cool, you know he just flattered / But you better run girl ... «So So Gay, Nov 14»
9
Black Hat reports: Lurk Downloader & cryptocurrency mining hijacker
The highjacker redirected cryptocurrency miners' connections to a highjacker-controlled mining pool, and collected their profit. The highjackers ... «SC Magazine UK, Aug 14»
10
Analyst: Pakistan knows where al-Zawahiri is
If you remember there were claims made after 9/11 attacks that they found a Highjacker's passport in the rubble of twin towers. So they have ... «CNN, Apr 14»

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