highjacker vs criminal

criminal vs highjacker

highjacker and criminal both are nouns.

highjacker is not an adjective while criminal is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
highjacker	Yes	No	No	No
criminal	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, criminal is a hypernym of highjacker; that is, criminal is a word with a broader meaning than highjacker:

highjacker: someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination
criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of highjacker include crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

highjacker (noun)	criminal (noun)
a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination

highjacker (adjective)	criminal (adjective)
	guilty of crime or serious offense
	involving or being or having the nature of a crime
	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Difference between highjacker and criminal

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