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
While the Frasers keep a united front against outside intruders, family secrets finally coming to light threaten to tear them apart from the inside.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The choice of home was also important to the movie’s central plot, as Kevin fought against the intruders.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
After all, there's something inherently unnerving about this festive, cozy time being disrupted by dangerous intruders (Black Christmas) or murderous supernatural creatures (Krampus).
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Hank tries to surrender to the mob to stave off bloodshed, but the service members draw their own weapons and order the intruders to leave.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The daughter opened the door for them, and the intruders, later joined by two more men, entered the house and restrained the three members of the family.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Many canines view postal workers as intruders entering their territory, prompting barking and their natural defense instincts to kick in, an article from Rover reported.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Police were racing the clock to find the intruders; experts say thieves of such treasures typically dismantle or melt down the loot, sometimes within hours, to avoid being caught.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman who manages to thwart intruders by shutting off all the lights in her apartment.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Dec. 2025
The choice of home was also important to the movie’s central plot, as Kevin fought against the intruders.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
After all, there's something inherently unnerving about this festive, cozy time being disrupted by dangerous intruders (Black Christmas) or murderous supernatural creatures (Krampus).
—Huntley Woods, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Hank tries to surrender to the mob to stave off bloodshed, but the service members draw their own weapons and order the intruders to leave.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
The daughter opened the door for them, and the intruders, later joined by two more men, entered the house and restrained the three members of the family.
—Carlos Garcia, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Many canines view postal workers as intruders entering their territory, prompting barking and their natural defense instincts to kick in, an article from Rover reported.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Police were racing the clock to find the intruders; experts say thieves of such treasures typically dismantle or melt down the loot, sometimes within hours, to avoid being caught.
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Audrey Hepburn plays a blind woman who manages to thwart intruders by shutting off all the lights in her apartment.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruders
Noun
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Just two good old-fashioned American spies, the Soviet Union, the Cold War and a lot of high jinks.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Rather than send the grieving widows back to the States, the head honchos decide to turn them into spies.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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
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This was Hutu territory, where the M23 were interlopers.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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
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Jacobsen, who was appointed chief in 2022, is suspected of stealing money from a department fund that was created to pay confidential informants.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026
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In a separate court filing submitted Monday, Cole’s attorneys also demanded broad discovery, including all statements attributed to him, investigative notes, information about the FBI’s use of informants to identify Cole as a suspect, and any exculpatory material.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Dec. 2025
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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 17 Jan. 2026.
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