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
After what was initially reported as a home intruder, police found a 10-foot alligator swimming in the pool, PEOPLE previously reported.
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Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Which had been locked by the emergency intruder alert.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Today’s intruders rarely smash through the front entrance.
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Scott Alldridge,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
An intruder stole piles of Michigan Lottery instant tickets on June 14 from Frank's Chicken Deli & Pizza in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
In contrast to his wife, Joseph was calm, polite, careful not to do anything to upset the intruders.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
12 June 2026
An armed intruder was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with a homeowner, authorities said.
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Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 June 2026
Which had been locked by the emergency intruder alert.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
Today’s intruders rarely smash through the front entrance.
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Scott Alldridge,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
An intruder stole piles of Michigan Lottery instant tickets on June 14 from Frank's Chicken Deli & Pizza in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
In contrast to his wife, Joseph was calm, polite, careful not to do anything to upset the intruders.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Their sons called 911 and said their parents were killed by intruders.
—
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
An armed intruder was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with a homeowner, authorities said.
—
Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder
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Russia is essentially trying to build a closed, spy-friendly, domestic version of the Internet.
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Brown and Harbour are set to star in and executive produce an upcoming spy drama show from A24 that has received a straight-to-series order at Netflix.
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In fact, the NFLPA filed an amicus brief effectively against Clarett, portraying him as an interloper of sorts.
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Later, a gray squirrel expressed its displeasure at an interloper disrupting its peace.
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
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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.
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The factory owners called her a meddler and insisted that the cost of protecting workers would destroy American industry.
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Two years ago, an FBI informant met with a South Florida man who expressed his desire to join an anti-government militia and build a bomb targeting a New York City landmark, the FBI said.
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Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.
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Advertisement For an invertebrate, Marcellus is quite the busybody.
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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.
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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.
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.
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“Intruder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruder. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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