highjacker vs crook

crook vs highjacker

highjacker and crook both are nouns.

highjacker is not a verb while crook is a verb.

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

As nouns, crook is a hypernym of highjacker; that is, crook 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
crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

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

highjacker (noun)	crook (noun)
a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it	a long staff with one end being hook shaped
someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach an alternative destination	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
	a circular segment of a curve

highjacker (verb)	crook (verb)
	bend or cause to bend

Difference between highjacker and crook

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