Definition
People who unlawfully take control of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship by force or threats.
Etymology
From 'hijack,' which emerged in American English around the 1920s during Prohibition, possibly from the phrase 'high, Jack!' used by robbers to command victims; the 'jack' may refer to a common man or derive from 'jacket.' The suffix '-er' indicates an agent noun, and '-s' marks the plural.
Kelly Says
The word 'hijack' became popular during Prohibition when criminals would rob bootleggers on the road, shouting 'high, Jack!' as a command to raise hands—the term captured the wildness of 1920s American crime so perfectly that it stuck around long after Prohibition ended.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অপহরণকারী
a-po-ha-ron-ka-ree
CACatalà
robadors
ro-ba-dors
CSČeština
vyloupáci
v-loo-pa-ci
DEDeutsch
Entführer
ent-fyu-r
ELΕλληνικά
ληστές
lis-tes
ESEspañol
secuestradores
seh-kwees-tra-doh-res
FISuomi
kidnappajat
ki-dnap-pa-jat
FRFrançais
enlevés
on-lay-veh
HAHA
masu garkuwa
ma-su gar-ku-wa
HIहिन्दी
अपहरणकर्ता
a-pah-ra-n-kar-ta
HUMagyar
túszejárat
toos-sej-ya-rat
IDBahasa Indonesia
penculik
pen-choo-lik
ITItaliano
sequestratori
seh-kwest-rah-to-ree
JA日本語
ハイジャック犯
hai jakku han
MSBahasa Melayu
penculik
pen-choo-lik
NLNederlands
kaperen
ka-pe-ren
PLPolski
porwazyciele
por-va-zy-ce-le
PTPortuguês
sequestradores
seh-kwest-rah-do-res
RORomână
rechinatori
reh-chi-na-to-ree
RUРусский
заложники
za-lozh-ni-ki
SVSvenska
gisslan
gis-lan
TAதமிழ்
கடத்தல்
ka-dat-tal
THไทย
คนลักพาตัว
kon luk pa tua
TLTL
mga magnanakaw
mga-ma-gna-na-kaw
TRTürkçe
kaçırtıcılar
ka-chirt-si-lar
UKУкраїнська
викрадачі
vi-kra-da-chi
URاردو
خونخواہ
kho-n-kho-wah
VITiếng Việt
kẻ bắt cóc
ke bat cok
ZUZU
abantu abasize
a-ban-too a-ba-si-ze