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 Terra Linda residence was unoccupied early Thursday morning when a caretaker with access to the surveillance feed noticed an intruder, police Sgt.
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Gary Klien, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The intruder—a 34-year-old whom officials identified to me—had not wandered ashore by accident.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
These mechanical quadrupeds, made by the likes of Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, can patrol premises, scanning the perimeter for intruders, spies, and other ne’er-do-wells, and sound the alarm when holes in fences or other suspicious things are detected.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
An intruder who broke into the enclosure of the beloved Thai pygmy hippo Moo Deng has been arrested, officials say.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The researchers then introduced a single intruder to the pairs.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Emphasizing the threat of being mistaken for an intruder should scare everyone into submission.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Check your seedlings daily and pinch out intruders.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Gary Klien, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
The intruder—a 34-year-old whom officials identified to me—had not wandered ashore by accident.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
These mechanical quadrupeds, made by the likes of Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, can patrol premises, scanning the perimeter for intruders, spies, and other ne’er-do-wells, and sound the alarm when holes in fences or other suspicious things are detected.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
An intruder who broke into the enclosure of the beloved Thai pygmy hippo Moo Deng has been arrested, officials say.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
The researchers then introduced a single intruder to the pairs.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026
Emphasizing the threat of being mistaken for an intruder should scare everyone into submission.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2026
Check your seedlings daily and pinch out intruders.
—Marianne Willburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder
Noun
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Like a quintessential spy movie montage, Kennedy’s inner circle started hatching a plan on how to hide the president’s son and a princess.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
20 Mar. 2026
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Clooney used his earnings from the commercials to fund the Satellite Sentinel Project, which used spy satellites to try to deter war in Sudan.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The interloper — whether male or female — is allowed to stay.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
18 Mar. 2026
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An analysis of the recordings showed that the parents behaved aggressively toward the divers more often when the human interlopers were staring at the offspring or the parent, compared with when the diver was looking in another direction or completely turned away.—
Gennaro Tomma,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 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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The informants don't trust the police.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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That warrant stated that police had allegedly received a tip from a confidential informant who claimed to have seen large amounts of weed and money at Afroman's home.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Claire was initially surprised that this busybody had assumed the role of her official helper without an invitation.—
Lincee Ray,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Mar. 2026
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But Julie seems a victim here of Hedda’s artillery rather than a busybody relative anxious to extend the family line.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 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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