Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hijacker

/ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒækəɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: hi-jack-er
IPA: /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒækəɹ/

24

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who hijacks.

noun

Example Sentences

"the hijacker of an aeroplane"

Etymology

Etymology tree English hijack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hijacker From hijack + -er.

Inflected Forms

hijackers (plural)

Derived Forms

gamejacker threadjacker

Synonyms

highjacker road agent

Questions

How do you pronounce hijacker?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒækəɹ/.
What does hijacker mean?: Someone who hijacks.
Where does hijacker come from?: Etymology tree English hijack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English hijacker From hijack + -er.

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