joyrider
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈdʒɔɪˌraɪ.dər/ us/ˈdʒɔɪˌraɪ.dɚ/
（用偷来的车）开快车兜风的人
a person who drives fast and dangerously for pleasure, especially in a stolen vehicle
He was hit by a car that was being driven by joyriders. 他被开着偷来的车兜风的人撞了。
The police officers ordered the joyriders out of the car.
See: joyriding
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- Juvenile joyriders are responsible for a high number of the thefts in the region.
- Police told me that the car was probably taken by joyriders.
- Vehicles are not stolen for parts but by joyriders who abandon them later.