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 Since these ships will operate in the North Atlantic, high-seas hijacking is extremely unlikely, and physical intrusion into a reactor vessel in port presents immediate hazards to an intruder. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The intruder tried to force his way into Taylor-Joy’s bedroom with a crowbar, per the Associated Press, but fled the scene when McRae claimed to have a gun. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 As for how a bobcat ended up in the house in the first place, Kirkland Police believe the adventurous intruder climbed a tree and jumped through an open window, possibly lured in by the resident’s indoor cat. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026 The Troop follows a troop of boys who, while on their annual scout camping trip, encounter an intruder who unleashes something far more terrifying than any campfire ghost story. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Some also believe intruders would be recognized faster, making the students and staff safer in the event someone from outside the school community tries to enter the school. — Amy Morin, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026 Investigators later discovered that the intruders were Romanian nationals. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 Police later determined that the intruders entered the Gravesend sewer about three hours earlier, cops said. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 The curious intruder appeared particularly interested in the shop's inventory, tearing into a sweet-tea blend and investigating tea diffusers as a crowd gathered outside. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder

Noun

One woman apparently introduced herself as a Russian spy who is no longer allowed in London.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026
The destroyer Kang Kon was commissioned into North Korea's navy in the eastern port city of Wonsan Sunday at a ceremony attended by Kim and his teenage daughter, whom South Korea’s spy service calls his likely heir.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of spy

Noun

At the time, my editor and I were assuming that the fandom would be hostile to interlopers who didn’t possess the ancient knowledge of Andi self-eliminating rather than spending one more minute with Juan Pablo.

— Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
All over Reddit, my favorite repository for human drama, people are worrying about human drama that has a nonhuman interloper.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 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

Diiorio tried to pay a confidential informant to kill her ex-boyfriend, a Philadelphia police officer, and his then 19-year-old daughter, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey first reported in April 2025.

— Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Among the cooperating witnesses expected to testify is Joseph Vincent, a former Drug Enforcement Administration informant who did not testify in the first trial.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 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