Thesaurus results for INTRUDER

intruder

noun

Definition of intruder

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 curious intruder appeared particularly interested in the shop's inventory, tearing into a sweet-tea blend and investigating tea diffusers as a crowd gathered outside. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 In this case the intruder was an AI application running rogue inside a company’s own test, and the damage spread to a second company’s systems. — John Caruso, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2026 To cover up the crime, Patsy, possibly aided by her husband, staged the murder to look like it had been committed by an intruder. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026 Police described the intruder as a 6-foot-tall skinny Black man between 30 and 40 years old, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. — Logan Hall, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Bret and Thom run to Susan’s bedroom door, which opens to reveal Debbie and Ryan cowering shirtless before the long-haired intruder. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026 Britain’s Co-op lost £206 million in 2025, largely from shutting down its own systems to stop an intruder; UK insurers classed the retail attack wave as one systemic event costing up to £440 million. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology note that an intruder could replace legitimate control instructions with malicious commands. — William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 This leaves even the most secure guest room doors vulnerable to intruders. — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder

Noun

Reports have continued to swirl around who might next don the tuxedo of Ian Fleming’s beloved spy.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
So in classic spy fashion, the group devised secret codes to communicate with one another, hidden in plain sight, so the KGB would be none the wiser — using series of notes embedded in their sheet music.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of spy

Noun

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
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

Definition of meddler

Noun

On 227, Williams starred as Lester Jenkins, who has his own construction company in support of his busybody wife, Mary (Gibbs), and their studious daughter, Brenda (Regina King).

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
Since her ballerina kindergarten years, Sukihana—the rapper, reality television star, podcaster, and soon-to-be mom of four—has been a polymathic busybody.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026