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
Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Delta Air Lines and federal authorities are investigating after a stowaway passenger boarded a flight in New York City before reportedly being taken into custody upon arrival in Paris, France.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
The plot is this: To stop a witness from testifying against him, a gangster stows away poisonous snakes in the cargo hold of a plane on which the witness is traveling.
—Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Delta Flight 264 took off Tuesday night from Kennedy and landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris the next day with a stowaway who had somehow bypassed security, authorities said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Delta Air Lines and federal authorities are investigating after a stowaway passenger boarded a flight in New York City before reportedly being taken into custody upon arrival in Paris, France.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
Use the containers to stow away your pet's grooming tools, medications, outerwear, costumes, or backup toys.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
The plot is this: To stop a witness from testifying against him, a gangster stows away poisonous snakes in the cargo hold of a plane on which the witness is traveling.
—Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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After high school, Marchese spent a year at Nyack College before dropping out and hitting the road, hitchhiking across the country for two years with his dog and a guitar.Adam Green, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Dunn County Sheriff's office The Minneapolis, woman was killed while hitchhiking to an art show in Chicago, Sheriff Kevin Bygd said Friday.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 8 Nov. 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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Rather than accommodating Washington, however, Netanyahu thumbed his nose at Obama in the United Nations, Congress, and other venues.Chris Miller, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2015
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Israel said those killed were Hamas militants trying to hijack the trucks.Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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This gave the attackers the means by which to execute the BEC attack itself that involved hijacking an existing email thread discussing a purchase order and accompanying invoice for battery parts.Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone.Joe Otterson, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2024.
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