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
Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
While stowaways have previously used wheel wells of airplanes to sneak onto flights, authorities and airline officials have not given a reason for why the person was found there.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Mar. 2025
Snakes – almost – on a plane A scorpion, whether it's stowed away on a plane or not, isn't the most threatening thing to turn up at an airport in the U.S.
The Transportation Security Administration regularly posts on its social media page about the dangerous items its agents find at U.S. airports.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Workers at a New Hampshire grocery store found a venomous stowaway in a shipment of bananas, wildlife officials said.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
While stowaways have previously used wheel wells of airplanes to sneak onto flights, authorities and airline officials have not given a reason for why the person was found there.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
Mark stows away in the back of Cobel’s truck as she and Devon drive to a Lumon facility known as Cottage Farm.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 14 Mar. 2025
Snakes – almost – on a plane A scorpion, whether it's stowed away on a plane or not, isn't the most threatening thing to turn up at an airport in the U.S.
The Transportation Security Administration regularly posts on its social media page about the dangerous items its agents find at U.S. airports.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowaway
Verb
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Rosemary hitchhiked to the prison wearing a simple crepe and silk shawl to comfort her husband, brushing aside fears about the Zodiac Killer operating in the area.—
Susannah Cahalan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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The complaint alleges that staff regularly sent students unattended to hitchhike for errands.—
Glynis Kazanjian,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
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Navratilova on Thursday posed a question to Democrats as some states have continued to thumb their nose at President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep males out of girls’ and women’s sports.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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While nearly every country has announced retaliatory tariffs, nations, businesses and their citizens are increasingly willing to thumb their noses in ways that go beyond extra costs slapped on at ports, touching all levels of commerce.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
7 Apr. 2025
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Miami, after a 37-45 NBA regular season wrought with chaos and controversy, hijacked by the Jimmy Butler drama and trade, has fed its fans late cause to hope, at least, if not quite believe yet.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
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An American citizen was shot and killed by a passenger on Thursday during his attempt to hijack a plane in Belize.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This cowboy is getting hitched and has the hat to match in matrimony.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Despite his eternal smile suggesting otherwise, this male dugong seemed visibly annoyed by the dozen remoras hitching a free ride on him.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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Wolf Blitzer appears with a CNN breaking news update of sheer panic in the trailer (below): The country has been hit with widespread technology outages, computers have been highjacked and there are significant casualties.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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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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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowaway. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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