as in intruders
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
the nosey parker next door is insane with frustration because I won't take her advice about how to nurse my baby
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Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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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
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Desperate to learn what happened, the pair volunteers to become spies in Moscow themselves.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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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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“Nosey parkers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nosey%20parkers. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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