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noun

Definition of stowawaynext
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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verb

as in to hitchhike

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Recent Examples of stowaway
Noun
The recovery follows the removal of black and brown rats that had accidentally arrived on the island as stowaways on ships and shipwrecks. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026 In February, a stowaway was arrested after he was allegedly found floating in a Puerto Rican harbor with 789 pounds of cocaine. — Stephen Smith, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Verb
Please make sure to keep your firearms safe and stowed away, and make double sure, triple sure that children can't get their hands on firearms. — Sergio Candido, CBS News, 10 June 2026 The bed's outer foundational support rail then slides out and stows away against the far sidewall, more than doubling the amount of open floor space. — C.c. Weiss may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for stowaway
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stowaway
  1. hijacker
  2. hitchhike
  3. thumb
  4. hijack
  5. hitch
Noun
  • Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the UAE are investigating the hijacker to uncover the key questions surrounding the suspect’s identity, motive, and how a weapon entered the cockpit.
    — Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The incident, which was part of a double-whammy of violent encounters for the hijacker that day, was preventable and should have been better controlled, according to a wrongful-death suit filed by Jazzmyn Byrd, the daughter of a man who was shot during the hijacking.
    — Alex Nettles, AJC.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of hijacker
Verb
  • One man recounts hitchhiking four miles a day to a bakery to save 20 cents on a bag of bread for his family.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
  • By hitchhiking on a passing virus, transposons can defy species boundaries and land in a totally new evolutionary setting.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hitchhike
Verb
  • Neon seems to be thumbing its nose at its biggest rival A24 by planning a competing horror film based on the online universe of writing called the SCP Foundation.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
  • This is an entire class of wealthy and unaccountable men thumbing their noses at the American public.
    — Abigail Disney, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of thumb
Verb
  • Wilson finished with 22 points and nine rebounds on paper, but her late-game meltdown completely hijacked what was otherwise a thrilling 99-89 Indiana victory.
    — Alejandro Avila , Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain while trying to hijack the plane, which carried about 180 passengers, most of them Israeli citizens.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of hijack
Verb
  • For programmers, hitching their wagon to a large-scale tech platform is often worth giving up consumer data and revenue.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After sunset, when everyone lopes back from the beach, there are a few couples hitching their gear onto motor scooters and a few families carrying babies, bags, and boards, toddlers in tow.
    — Michelle Jana Chan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026
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“Stowaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stowaway. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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