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
In one case about a week ago, a Hollywood Hills resident suffered minor injuries when she was assaulted by burglars after the intruders were discovered in the home.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The school has long emphasized safety preparedness, noting on its website that staff have practiced measures for handling intruders or dangerous individuals on campus.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Somewhere in a rotting log in Okinawa, two wingless roaches are guarding their nest together, bumping intruders with their butts.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The roaches that still had their wings showed no aggression toward the intruder.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Then an intruder cockroach was introduced to each pair.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
The video depicts a resident of the 1700 block of Burbank Court using a shovel to battle the intruder on Tuesday before police arrived.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
The intruder was struck in the chest and died at the scene.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Defenders can have a hard time distinguishing an intruder from a normal administrator in a busy environment, especially when the intruder is deliberately trying to make their actions look like ordinary activity.
—William Akoto, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The school has long emphasized safety preparedness, noting on its website that staff have practiced measures for handling intruders or dangerous individuals on campus.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Somewhere in a rotting log in Okinawa, two wingless roaches are guarding their nest together, bumping intruders with their butts.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
The roaches that still had their wings showed no aggression toward the intruder.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
Then an intruder cockroach was introduced to each pair.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
The video depicts a resident of the 1700 block of Burbank Court using a shovel to battle the intruder on Tuesday before police arrived.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
The intruder was struck in the chest and died at the scene.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Defenders can have a hard time distinguishing an intruder from a normal administrator in a busy environment, especially when the intruder is deliberately trying to make their actions look like ordinary activity.
—William Akoto, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder
Noun
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The studio, which recently took over creative control of the spy franchise, has hired Denis Villeneuve to direct the next installment.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Our spies tell us that the 2028 Lamborghini Temerario Spyder will debut some time in 2027.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One involves a séance for Mary held by a mysterious interloper named Imogen (FKA Twigs), whose revelations send the singer into self-harming conniptions.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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Last fall’s announcement that Amazon’s Prime Video platform would be teeing up four hours of exclusive coverage of the Masters was met with a predictable show of teeth-gnashing truculence, because how dare the Augusta brass entrust a new carveout to a digital interloper?—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 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
Noun
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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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For months, the couple worked with the FBI as informants, with Katas even staging a raid by arranging a meeting with Bateman under the guise of filming.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The suspect police were looking for, based on a tip from a confidential informant, was living in a different apartment, and was wearing a police tracking device while awaiting trial for a recent arrest.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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A number of presences, including Hunter Schafer‘s busybody assistant and Kaia Gerber’s entourage hanger-on, flit about on the periphery while the leads conversationally duke it out.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The whole family is deeply involved in the revolutionary movement: the oldest son disappears into Siberia, never to be seen or heard of again, while the youngest, eighteen, is jailed together with his father, and executed after his cell is exposed by an informer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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