carjacker

Definition of carjackernext
as in hijacker

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Recent Examples of carjacker That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell. Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025 An unidentified off-duty police officer and two family members were carjacked, and the carjacker suspect fled in the officer's personal vehicle. Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025 Gill was waiting to pick up his wife from work when an armed carjacker opened fire in broad daylight. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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  • The hijacker was killed when Turkish commandos stormed the airliner and freed the 40 passengers and crew.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Ella is shocked to suddenly find Nick (Brown), a sailor and local Newport historian, aboard her schooner and accuses him of being a stowaway.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Wheel wells are a common spot for stowaways to enter airplanes, and nearly 80% don’t survive the flight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Carjacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacker. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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