as in hijacker
someone who hides on a ship, airplane, etc., in order to travel without paying or being seen
A stowaway was discovered on the ship.
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Recent Examples of stowaway
Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Last month, a stowaway heading to Paris managed to sneak onto a Delta Airlines flight in New York.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Daemon also blames the White Worm, who is found stowed away on a ship caught up in Black’s blockade.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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Noun
But as stowaways have shown over and over again, security remains a very human problem.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Last month, a stowaway heading to Paris managed to sneak onto a Delta Airlines flight in New York.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
The woman who allegedly stowed away in the bathrooms of a Delta Airlines flight from New York City to Paris last month has been charged in federal court.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Daemon also blames the White Worm, who is found stowed away on a ship caught up in Black’s blockade.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 June 2024
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This lounge has custom drinks with the best names (my favorite was Happily Never After), and every corner has been themed to the classic Disney attraction, from the wallpaper with eyes to the hitchhiking ghosts in the mirror.Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Aiming for Los Angeles, Waugh hitchhiked as far as Las Cruces, N.M., before a police officer stopped him, The New York Times reported.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lead singer Hayley Williams and Swift hold thumbs up, as the band dressed in red and white smile backstage.Bryan West, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2024
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The bass tones flowed thumbed beautifully and distortion-free from this 120-decibel speaker, thanks to the 6-by-9-inch woofer.Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
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King contends transportation revenue has been hijacked by other budget priorities.Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
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Feeling overwhelmed or fearful of the future triggers the amygdala, the brain's alarm system, which can hijack logical thinking and decision-making.Sahar Andrade, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Several Vanderpump Rules alumni aren't hitching their wagons to The Valley.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Apart from being wonderfully warm and water-repellant, our testers noted that its 50- and 70-denier fabric held strong when carrying skis and hitching snowmobiles.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
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Getty Images / Vincent Sandoval / Contributor For the second time in two weeks, printers across the world have been highjacked, rolling out page after page of odd propaganda.Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2018
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In short order, four U.S.-flagged aircraft were highjacked.Richard M. Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowaway. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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