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 video depicts a resident of the 1700 block of Burbank Court using a shovel to battle the intruder on Tuesday before police arrived.
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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
Security dogs roamed the halls, ready to attack any intruder.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
At the advice of his lawyer, Nick declined the SPPD's request to sit down with a police sketch artist to create a composite of the alleged intruder.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
According authorities, the intruder — naked — confronted the homeowner inside the house.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 23 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
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
Security dogs roamed the halls, ready to attack any intruder.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
At the advice of his lawyer, Nick declined the SPPD's request to sit down with a police sketch artist to create a composite of the alleged intruder.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
According authorities, the intruder — naked — confronted the homeowner inside the house.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 23 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder
Noun
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Healey announced a similar military operation in November after Russia deployed the spy ship Yantar to the North Sea in 2025.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Less than a week before the incident, the victim testified against Mohammed in an eviction hearing, prompting Mohammed to accuse him of being a government spy.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Researchers spent years running increasingly sophisticated experiments to pin down the interloper.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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The interloper — whether male or female — is allowed to stay.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
18 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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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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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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