hijacker
/ˈhaɪdʒækər/
noun
- A person who illegally takes control of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, by force or threat.
- Security guards stopped the hijacker before he could board the plane.
- The hijacker demanded the pilot fly to a different country.
- The hijacker was arrested after a tense standoff at the airport.
- A person who takes control of something (like a meeting, conversation, or event) in a forceful or unfair way.
- The blogger was accused of being a hijacker of the online forum.
- She felt like a hijacker of the discussion when she kept interrupting.
- The loud protester was a hijacker of the town hall meeting.