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
Their sons called 911 and said their parents were killed by intruders.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
In the case of Close Encounters, this happens at a base camp at Devils Tower, Wyoming, where a group of scientists (and a couple of intruders) has direct contact with an alien race.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026
By the time officers entered the home, the intruder had left.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 June 2026
An armed intruder was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with a homeowner, authorities said.
—Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got married in a literal fortress in Florence, Italy in 2014, at a venue designed to be evasive from intruders during times of war, and photographers still managed to get shockingly clear images.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
In the book, Dorit recounts the entire altercation, including pleading with the intruders to save her and her kids' lives.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Garden intruders that may want to snack on your sunflowers.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
Conflating China’s past industrial contributions with Europe's ongoing security risks is a dangerous mistake—and the identity of the intruder doesn't change the house's vulnerability.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
In the case of Close Encounters, this happens at a base camp at Devils Tower, Wyoming, where a group of scientists (and a couple of intruders) has direct contact with an alien race.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026
By the time officers entered the home, the intruder had left.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 June 2026
An armed intruder was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with a homeowner, authorities said.
—Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got married in a literal fortress in Florence, Italy in 2014, at a venue designed to be evasive from intruders during times of war, and photographers still managed to get shockingly clear images.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
In the book, Dorit recounts the entire altercation, including pleading with the intruders to save her and her kids' lives.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Garden intruders that may want to snack on your sunflowers.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 2 June 2026
Conflating China’s past industrial contributions with Europe's ongoing security risks is a dangerous mistake—and the identity of the intruder doesn't change the house's vulnerability.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder
Noun
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Big tech and corporate spies Grady’s stewardship of state money has been questioned in the past.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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To get into 1970s Moscow spy mode as Twila, Richardson joined forces on a thrifting expedition with costume designer Anastasia Magoutas.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Both Nanjiani’s castmates, and Davies and Horne, ribbed him as a famous Hollywood interloper on their little show, and that label stuck in a way that seemed to limit his gameplay and constrain the show’s own sense of humor.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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But pretty soon the two interlopers into this small, grudge-holding but tight-knit community — the kind where, going back generations, everybody not only knows but is mightily resentful of everyone else’s business — develop a kind of outsider kinship.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 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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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
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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
Noun
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According to prosecutors, the officers went to a home with an informant to make a firearms purchase.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Fagan and Edwards proceeded to draw and point their own firearms at the officers and the informant.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Advertisement For an invertebrate, Marcellus is quite the busybody.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman starred, with Ives and Madeleine Sherwood, as Brick’s busybody sister-in-law, reprising their stage roles.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Intruder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruder. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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