Hijacker Meaning in English

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التعريف

A hijacker is a person who illegally takes control of a vehicle, especially an airplane, usually by force or threats.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Mostly used for someone who takes control of planes ('airplane hijacker'), but can refer to other vehicles. More specific than 'kidnapper', which relates to people. Formal/legal context; not typically used in casual conversation.

• Spanish: secuestrador (de vehículos) - pirata aéreo
• Portuguese (BR): sequestrador (de veículos) - sequestrador de avião
• Portuguese (PT): pirata do ar - sequestrador (de veículos)
• Chinese (Simplified): 劫机者 - 劫持者
• Chinese (Traditional): 劫機者 - 劫持者
• Hindi: हाईजैकर - अपहरणकर्ता (वाहन का)
• Arabic: خاطف (طائرة أو مركبة) - قرصان جوي
• Bengali: হাইজ্যাকার - ছিনতাইকারী (যানবাহনের)
• Russian: угонщик - захватчик
• Japanese: ハイジャック犯
• Vietnamese: kẻ không tặc - kẻ cướp phương tiện
• Korean: 공중 납치범 - 탈취범
• Turkish: uçak korsanı - araç korsanı
• Urdu: ہائی جیکر - طیارہ اغوا کار
• Indonesian: pembajak - perampas kendaraan

جمل نموذجية

The hijacker made demands for money.

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The hijacker took control of the plane.

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Police arrested the hijacker at the airport.

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No one suspected the quiet man was actually a hijacker.

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Thanks to the crew's bravery, the hijacker couldn't succeed.

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The story about the hijacker was all over the news last night.

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