stowaway

[ stoh-uh-wey ]

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noun

a person who hides aboard a ship or airplane in order to obtain free transportation or elude pursuers.

stowaway

/ ˈstəʊəˌweɪ /

a person who hides aboard a vehicle, ship, or aircraft in order to gain free passage

First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase stow away

But when England began trading with the Orient, the cockroach grew venturesome, and began putting to sea as a stowaway.

If Bothwell were on board the ship as a stowaway the aspect of affairs was more serious even than we had thought.

More likely to be a stowaway on a merchantman and then roustabout on a cattle boat, or some such thing.

Two years before this he had been a stowaway from England to America, and he was not discovered for several days.

The Captain's gaze settled on the stowaway's spotless white shirt and collar.

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