highjacker

high·jack·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy-jak-er]
- /ˈhaɪˌdʒæk ər/
- /ˈhaɪ.ˌdʒækə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-jak-er]
- /ˈhaɪˌdʒæk ər/

Definitions of highjacker word

noun highjacker a person who hijacks. 1
noun highjacker Alternative spelling of hijacker. 1

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Origin of highjacker

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

1885-90, Americanism; high(wayman) + jacker, apparently jack1 to hunt by night with aid of a jack light + -er1

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Parts of speech for Highjacker

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Highjacker

highjacker popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

highjacker usage trend in Literature

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