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 Troop follows a troop of boys who, while on their annual scout camping trip, encounter an intruder who unleashes something far more terrifying than any campfire ghost story. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Some also believe intruders would be recognized faster, making the students and staff safer in the event someone from outside the school community tries to enter the school. — Amy Morin, Parents, 27 Aug. 2026 Investigators later discovered that the intruders were Romanian nationals. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 Police later determined that the intruders entered the Gravesend sewer about three hours earlier, cops said. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder

Noun

Yet the Department of Military Counterintelligence—formally responsible for detecting foreign spies within the armed forces—has also been involved in many cases, reflecting the growing dependence of Russian industries on military contracts.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The Bourne Identity Teens who enjoy action movies and spy capers will be all about the first film in the Bourne movie series, which came out in 2002.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 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