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
The images from the doorbell camera show the intruder approaching the alcoved entryway of Guthrie’s house with his head down, walking hunched over, as if trying to avoid his face being seen.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Did the intruder or intruders have a key to Guthrie's home?
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Multiple transit sources tell The News that the unidentified intruders broke into the underground Church Ave.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, sometimes the damage is caused by an outsider intruder.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Their deaths occurred roughly seven weeks apart last year — Harper, 18, was gunned down at a house party in Bay Point by intruders who allegedly bragged about it online afterward.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The former teammate who sent in the video believed the video of Serafini running to retrieve a ground ball matches the stride of the masked intruder seen outside his in-law’s home on the day they were shot.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In Texas, field intruders are usually detained on the spot and may be held overnight or released with a citation, depending on the charge.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
The legal right to forcefully defend your home from an intruder, often called the Castle Doctrine, is so embedded in our national values that nearly every state has recognized it by statute.
—Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Did the intruder or intruders have a key to Guthrie's home?
—Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Multiple transit sources tell The News that the unidentified intruders broke into the underground Church Ave.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, sometimes the damage is caused by an outsider intruder.
—Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 11 Feb. 2026
Their deaths occurred roughly seven weeks apart last year — Harper, 18, was gunned down at a house party in Bay Point by intruders who allegedly bragged about it online afterward.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
The former teammate who sent in the video believed the video of Serafini running to retrieve a ground ball matches the stride of the masked intruder seen outside his in-law’s home on the day they were shot.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
In Texas, field intruders are usually detained on the spot and may be held overnight or released with a citation, depending on the charge.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Feb. 2026
The legal right to forcefully defend your home from an intruder, often called the Castle Doctrine, is so embedded in our national values that nearly every state has recognized it by statute.
—Washington Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder
Noun
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He was also sanctioned by the European Union in January 2019 following a nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, which the British government said was carried out by GRU agents to poison a former Russian spy.—
Anna Chernova,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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That unusual role for a spy chief raised additional questions from Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees.—
DAVID KLEPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Talarico remarked that the nasty interloper would provide good color for my story, and then recalled the time that former Governor Rick Perry had encountered a coyote while running outside Austin—and shot it dead.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, despite her massive popularity in China, some Chinese critics have cast her as an interloper.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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
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The factory owners called her a meddler and insisted that the cost of protecting workers would destroy American industry.—
Michelle A. Williams,
STAT,
2 Feb. 2026
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But Lighton doesn’t treat them as sitcom-ish meddlers.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rios’ attorneys contend that the case had gone cold when Guevara, who at the time was a gang crimes specialist, not a homicide detective, inserted himself into the investigation by claiming two confidential informants had fingered Rios as the gunman.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2026
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An informant with Talanoa Law and Justice told researchers that drugs impact the areas of the brain that control thinking and emotions.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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There's just something delightful about Anya Taylor-Joy's take on the meddling, busybody heroine Emma and Johnny Flynn's swoony Mr. Knightley!—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
29 Nov. 2025
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The busybody neighbor was hilarious.—
Marisa Silver
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used.—
David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Intruder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruder. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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