Thesaurus results for INTRUDER

intruder

noun

Definition of intruder

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 Both of the youngsters fledged, or took their first flight from the nest, but are still hanging around their natal digs, enjoying parental food deliveries and protection from intruders. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 She is believed to have been abducted from her home after Nest video shows a masked intruder on her front steps in the Catalina Foothills of northern Tucson, Arizona. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 Savannah Guthrie returned to the Today show this morning for the first time since an intruder broke into the show’s studio last Thursday. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 July 2026 Savannah Guthrie returned to the Today show on July 20, just days after an intruder broke into the studio. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 July 2026 Meanwhile, Melvin will be absent from the Today show the week of July 20 for pre-planned time off, which is unrelated to the intruder incident. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Later that year, an intruder broke into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home and attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer, fracturing his skull. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026 The whole ordeal has reportedly left everyone on the show feeling protective of Guthrie, which is why the issue with the intruder has hit so hard after everyone has done their best to try to make the set a safe environment for her. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 July 2026 An intruder allegedly approached Melvin, lunged at him, and hurled racial slurs before he was arrested and escorted from the building. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder

Noun

Like Agent Kim, Han-soo and Jin-cheol are former spies and current parents.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 27 July 2026
John Cena stars as a former soldier turned spy named Sean Walker who decides to reunite with his childhood Matchbox car-loving friends, played by Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, and Arturo Castro.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2026

Definition of spy

Noun

And yet scores of interlopers have dropped by the page in order to try and score a miracle — or even have more nefarious plans of ripping off cinephiles.

— William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026
But one thing that was familiar to this interloper from London, was the TV coverage.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of interloper

Noun

Nelly herself is heavily reinterpreted by Fennell, imagined in this film as the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat who serves as Cathy’s maid; the film also runs with modern readings of her character as a more proactive meddler in the doomed love between the main characters.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
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

Definition of meddler

Noun

In the morning, Nora stops by with information about confidential informants in the Candlelight Lounge case.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026
In other words, the governor of the strategically important border state of Baja California was just caught on tape offering to become an FBI informant.

— Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of informant

Noun

On 227, Williams starred as Lester Jenkins, who has his own construction company in support of his busybody wife, Mary (Gibbs), and their studious daughter, Brenda (Regina King).

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Since her ballerina kindergarten years, Sukihana—the rapper, reality television star, podcaster, and soon-to-be mom of four—has been a polymathic busybody.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026