carjacker

carjacker

English

Etymology

    From carjack + -er.

    Noun

    carjacker (plural carjackers)

    1. One who engages in carjacking; one who steals an occupied automobile.
      • 1993, Road & Rec, volume 5, number 3, page 15:
        The typical carjacker is most interested in an easy heist.
      • 2002, Holly Keegel, Janee Harteau, A Woman's Guide to Personal Safety[1]:
        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.