highjacker
Takes aircraft hostage
A highjacker is someone who seizes control of a vehicle—especially an aircraft—by force or threat: The highjackers demanded the plane be flown to Cuba.
The spelling with the "gh" is less common than hijacker but appears in older texts and some legal documents.
The term extends to anyone who takes over something by force: corporate highjackers, brand highjackers.
One who seizes people
- banditArmed roadside thief
- robberOne who steals by force
- thiefOne who steals
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
outlaw · pirate · ransom · extortion · fugitive · accomplice · getaway · capture
Seize for official purposes
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- hostageCaptive held as security
- demandForceful request or requirement
- ransomPayment for captive's release
negotiate · surrender · divert · threaten · weapon · control · coerce · force
Powered flying machine
- cockpitPilot's control compartment
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- passengerTraveler, not operator
aircraft · cabin · transponder · airspace · tarmac · runway · boarding · altitude
One who bargains professionally
- SWATElite police squad
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
- hostage rescueFreeing people held against will
sharpshooter · perimeter · evacuation · crisis · standoff · surrender · tactical · intervention
kidnapper
One who seizes people
felon · outlaw · pirate · ransom · extortion · fugitive · accomplice · getaway · capture · arrest
commandeer
Seize for official purposes
ransom · negotiate · surrender · divert · threaten · weapon · control · coerce · force · overpower
airplane
Powered flying machine
passenger · aircraft · cabin · transponder · airspace · tarmac · runway · boarding · altitude · navigation
negotiator
One who bargains professionally
- SWATElite police squad
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- counterterrorismCombating organized political violence
hostage rescue · sharpshooter · perimeter · evacuation · crisis · standoff · surrender · tactical · intervention · authorities
highjackerpilot
One who steers aircraft
captain · air marshal · ship's captain · passenger · driver
highjackerair marshal
Covert airline security agent
sky marshal · rescuer · liberator · protector · security guard
highjackerflight attendant
Airplane cabin staff member
steward · stewardess · security guard · protector · guardian