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carjacker

carjacker noun: one who engages in carjacking; one who steals an occupied automobile.

Noun

carjacker (plural carjackers)

  1. One who engages in carjacking; one who steals an occupied automobile.
    • The typical carjacker is most interested in an easy heist.1993, Road & Rec, volume 5, number 3, page 15
    • Note the direction in which the carjacker drove. Give officers a detailed description of the carjacker, including the type of weapon, if one was used.2002, Holly Keegel, Janee Harteau, A Woman's Guide to Personal Safety

Forms of carjacker

pluralcarjackers

Origin of carjacker

From carjack + -er.

Questions about carjacker

What does carjacker mean?
Carjacker means one who engages in carjacking; one who steals an occupied automobile.
What part of speech is carjacker?
Carjacker is a noun.
What is the plural of carjacker?
The plural of carjacker is carjackers.

Words near carjacker in the dictionary

  1. Carixian
  2. cariye
  3. cariyes
  4. carjack
  5. carjacked
  6. carjacker
  7. carjackers
  8. carjacking
  9. carjackings
  10. carjacks
  11. carjacou

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