carjacker

as in hijacker

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Recent Examples of carjacker 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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stowaway
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  • 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
  • Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are investigating the death of a stowaway found Sunday morning inside the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight.
    Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025

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“Carjacker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacker. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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