as in spy
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
an inveterate intruder, he needs to get a life
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Recent Examples of intruder
Warner Castillo said A landlord in Los Angeles allegedly shot and killed a naked intruder in an apartment complex after the intruder broke both of his legs.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
That same year, Pelosi's husband, Paul, was violently attacked by an intruder who broke into their home demanding to see the then-speaker.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The woman told officers that her husband appeared to be dead and the intruder had fled out the back door of their home, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Many canines view postal workers as intruders entering their territory, prompting barking and their natural defense instincts to kick in, an article from Rover reported.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The intruder, Jalon Nutt, entered the home while everyone, including Dright's two children, was in bed, and Nutt was discovered trying to enter the master bedroom, Mastantuono said.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The family inside the home — a man, a woman and two children — called 911, reporting the intruder, police said.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
But soon, an intruder introduces both suspicion and hope for connection, as loneliness battles with the fear that something considerably larger than a virus is hiding in the dark.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
That same year, Pelosi's husband, Paul, was violently attacked by an intruder who broke into their home demanding to see the then-speaker.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
The woman told officers that her husband appeared to be dead and the intruder had fled out the back door of their home, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Many canines view postal workers as intruders entering their territory, prompting barking and their natural defense instincts to kick in, an article from Rover reported.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
The intruder, Jalon Nutt, entered the home while everyone, including Dright's two children, was in bed, and Nutt was discovered trying to enter the master bedroom, Mastantuono said.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The family inside the home — a man, a woman and two children — called 911, reporting the intruder, police said.
—Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
But soon, an intruder introduces both suspicion and hope for connection, as loneliness battles with the fear that something considerably larger than a virus is hiding in the dark.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder
Noun
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Netanyahu said the country would continue trying to bring home the bodies of Israelis still being held across enemy lines, such as Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy hung in Damascus in 1965.—
NPR,
NPR,
9 Nov. 2025
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And lately, Prime’s recommendations algorithm seems to have taken a shine to it — perhaps mistaking it for a sharp spy game as its human predecessors did, or perhaps not.—
Claire McNear,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Chronic neuropathic pain, however, is the most unwelcome of all the interlopers.—
Lucinda Rosenfeld,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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Last year, Vandy was a fun upstart story after upsetting Alabama, while IU was the CFP interloper in Curt Cignetti’s first season with the Hoosiers.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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To date, none of the criminal complaints filed in this case mention any anti-gay text messages, social media posts or comments made by the defendants, whose communications were being secretly monitored and taped by undercover informants and agents.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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In 2020, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The busybody neighbor was hilarious.—
Marisa Silver
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Such nanny state meddling in social media is something only a busybody in Sacramento could possibly think is a worthwhile exercise of legislative activity.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Frizer and Skeres were fraudsters, and the sinister Poley was an informer, crucial to the exposure of the Babington Plot.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Option 2: If one prisoner informs while the other stays silent, the informer will go free while the silent one receives the harshest sentence.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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“Intruder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruder. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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