as in spies
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 intruders
Their adult son had been in the home with them and made the 911 call while hiding from the intruders.
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
According to police, one of the intruders, wearing a ski mask and a black hooded sweatshirt, was allegedly armed with a handgun.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Grand Rapids police responding to a distressed 911 call from 44-year-old Charles Broomfield found the bodies, as Broomfield allegedly said there had been intruders in the home, according to authorities, WWMT, 13 ABC and WOOD TV reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Churchgoers can be seen either fleeing the sanctuary, sitting frozen in their seats or trying to reason with the intruders.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Churchgoers can be seen either fleeing the sanctuary, sitting frozen in their seats or trying to reason with the intruders.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Norman Mosley was shot and killed by masked intruders in his home in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township the night of Sept 25, 2016, according to a press release from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
The intruders demanded valuables and fled the home through the front door before officers arrived, Zak said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 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.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
According to police, one of the intruders, wearing a ski mask and a black hooded sweatshirt, was allegedly armed with a handgun.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
Grand Rapids police responding to a distressed 911 call from 44-year-old Charles Broomfield found the bodies, as Broomfield allegedly said there had been intruders in the home, according to authorities, WWMT, 13 ABC and WOOD TV reported.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Churchgoers can be seen either fleeing the sanctuary, sitting frozen in their seats or trying to reason with the intruders.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
Churchgoers can be seen either fleeing the sanctuary, sitting frozen in their seats or trying to reason with the intruders.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
Norman Mosley was shot and killed by masked intruders in his home in the Browns Mills section of Pemberton Township the night of Sept 25, 2016, according to a press release from the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office.
—Laura Fay, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
The intruders demanded valuables and fled the home through the front door before officers arrived, Zak said.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 15 Jan. 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.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruders
Noun
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The Americans stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell as Soveit spies posing as an American family during the Cold War.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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One worker joined the FBI and made a career in counterintelligence, sniffing out Chinese spies.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Owing to its wealth, the county had caught the attention of political interlopers in the past.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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The viewer has long since started to wonder why Farr didn’t set his sights on another Le Carré yarn, or simply started fresh in Colombia without the need for British interlopers.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hometown gossips and lonely girls to the front.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Internet gossips are increasingly spreading unfounded rumors that the couple is in distress.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
13 Dec. 2025
Noun
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But Lighton doesn’t treat them as sitcom-ish meddlers.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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White newspaper editors were routinely imprisoned or forced to become police informants.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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But the conviction was overturned and a new trial was ordered because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that a group of jailhouse informants was illegally used to garner incriminating statements by Smith.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Intruders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruders. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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