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 In other words, intruders overran the building to steal copper pipes. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 An intruder pressed a knife to Beatty's neck, wrapped her face in tape, lashed her to a bed and assaulted her for hours. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Prosecution focused on affair, alleged intruder The prosecution focused its case on Flynn’s secret affair and disproving his claim that an intruder broke into their home. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors alleged Flynn shot Ashley in the back of the head inside their Tipp City home before staging the scene to look like an intruder had broken in. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 After the murder, Flynn told police that his wife had been shot by an intruder. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026 After the event was disrupted by an armed intruder, the Administration and the association scheduled a July do-over, where Trump delivered a rambling speech indulging seemingly every tangent that sprang to mind, but his contempt remained apparent. — Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026 The intruder was last seen fleeing in a direction away from the farm. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 People often talk about illnesses like cancer as intruders in the house. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intruder

Noun

In 2010, 11 deep-cover Russian spies were arrested across the United States, sending shockwaves around the globe.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
He was spirited out of Kyiv with maneuvers right out of a spy novel.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 4 Oct. 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

Meanwhile, Mikey Madison stars as Frances Haugen, a Facebook employee turned informant who provided documents to The Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz, played by Jeremy Allen White.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
These days, the actress who played mafiosa girlfriend turned wacked FBI informant Adriana, is still in the entertainment industry and recently started an OnlyFans page.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of informant

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