as in interlopers
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
an inveterate intruder, he needs to get a life
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of intruders
The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.
—
Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
This technique bypassed traditional login protections and gave intruders long-lasting access to customer relationship management data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Those incidents include car and business break-ins, along with multiple intruders who have entered and stolen from South End residents’ homes.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The other two interstellar intruders were 1I/'Oumuamua, discovered in 2017, and 2I/Borisov, detected in 2019.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The brothers later called 911 and said their parents were killed by intruders.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
The vulnerabilities let intruders order free food, gain admin rights to marketing platforms, and dig into corporate portals.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
While this is happening, Pike’s party meets their visitors, intruders in hulking uniforms.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
The historical evidence indicates that moose are not foreign intruders.
—John Wendt, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
This technique bypassed traditional login protections and gave intruders long-lasting access to customer relationship management data.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Those incidents include car and business break-ins, along with multiple intruders who have entered and stolen from South End residents’ homes.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The other two interstellar intruders were 1I/'Oumuamua, discovered in 2017, and 2I/Borisov, detected in 2019.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The brothers later called 911 and said their parents were killed by intruders.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
The vulnerabilities let intruders order free food, gain admin rights to marketing platforms, and dig into corporate portals.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
While this is happening, Pike’s party meets their visitors, intruders in hulking uniforms.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
The historical evidence indicates that moose are not foreign intruders.
—John Wendt, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruders
Noun
-
The marine interlopers clogged the cooling water intake systems at the Gravelines facility in northern France late Sunday, triggering an automatic halt to three reactors.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Aug. 2025
-
In a rural community like this, are new arrivals nearly always going to be seen as interlopers by locals?—
Cressida Leyshon,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
-
Cianfrance supplies a real jerk of a manager in Peter Dinklage’s Mitch, on whom Jeffrey spies by setting up baby monitors in the back office.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
-
Breyer barred troops from such actions, including making arrests, searches, acting as informants and collecting evidence.—
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
-
Records systems used by the Department of Justice and defense counsels have been breached, according to Politico, and the hack could expose highly sensitive information on informants, witnesses and sealed cases.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Intruders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruders. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share