stowaway

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a person who secretly hides aboard a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle in order to travel without permission or payment

   The crew discovered a stowaway concealed behind crates in the cargo hold.

A noun formed in the nineteenth century from the phrasal verb stow away, literally 'hide oneself in a stored or concealed place.' Stow entered English through Middle English and ultimately refers to placing or packing something away.

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