stowaway

[ stoh-uh-wey ]

/ ˈstoʊ əˌweɪ /

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

Origin of stowaway

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

He saw himself a stowaway hidden in a hold, alone with rats and ships' biscuits.

The Prophet of Berkeley Square |Robert Hichens
Her husband was drowned—a new light, this, on history—and of course she escaped on the Ark—as a stowaway or a cabin passenger.

Armorel of Lyonesse |Walter Besant
They contemplated the little middy with wonder, for most of them had never seen a stowaway before.

The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer |Richard Clynton
You are surprised that an old acquaintance of mine should be here on board my ship, lurking and skulking as a stowaway?

Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape From the Brigand's of Greece |Bracebridge Hemyng

The stowaway made signs again and pointed, striving once more to rise, but sinking back from utter exhaustion.

Mother Carey's Chicken |George Manville Fenn

stowaway

/ (ˈstəʊəˌweɪ) /

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

(intr, adverb) to travel in such a way