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Highjacker (Noun)

A holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it.

Nouns denoting people.

The bus was stopped by a highjacker who demanded cash from the passengers.
A highjacker wielding a knife hijacked the truck on the highway and escaped with valuable merchandise.
Police were on the lookout for a notorious highjacker who had been terrorizing truck drivers.
In a daring move, the highjacker jumped onto the moving vehicle and snatched a bag of money.
The highjacker, disguised as a hitchhiker, flagged down the truck driver and held him at gunpoint.

Someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination.

Nouns denoting people.

The FBI arrested a hijacker who attempted to divert a commercial airliner to Cuba.
Hijackers seized control of the plane and redirected it to a remote airport.
Air marshals are trained to handle a hijacker on a domestic flight.
The main suspect was a hijacker with connections to an overseas terrorist group.
A hijacker held dozens of hostages for several hours before commandos intervened.