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
Hotel security footage captured Secret Service officers drawing their weapons moments later, and a subsequent clip indicates that the intruder was captured before reaching a staircase leading down to the event.
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
After fleeing the home, the intruders allegedly regrouped with Dukes, Khiell Dukes, Anthony Ramsey and others to divide the spoils, the indictment states.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Her husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder in their home in 2022.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Finn was in his favorite spot when he was snatched by an intruder.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Would Digger himself be a welcome intruder in two weeks at a Prada reunion?
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Together, these genius gadgets can make your home away from home intruder-proof.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
After fleeing the home, the intruders allegedly regrouped with Dukes, Khiell Dukes, Anthony Ramsey and others to divide the spoils, the indictment states.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Her husband, Paul Pelosi, was attacked by a hammer-wielding intruder in their home in 2022.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Finn was in his favorite spot when he was snatched by an intruder.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026
Would Digger himself be a welcome intruder in two weeks at a Prada reunion?
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
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.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
Together, these genius gadgets can make your home away from home intruder-proof.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder
Noun
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Hong Kong — China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development.—
Sylvie Zhuang,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Lu’s lawyer, John Carman portrayed the case as a mundane bureaucratic blip, not an international spy thriller.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The other possibility is that the aggressive dove was an interloper and was trying to claim the nesting site as part of its territory.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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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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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
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The lawsuit also alleges authorities relied on testimony from a jailhouse informant who received benefits in exchange for cooperating, while failing to disclose information that could have undermined his credibility.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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The Justice Department accuses the group of fraud in connection with its payments to informants.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
6 May 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
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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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