as in interlopers
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
Typically, males will sing loudly to warn approaching intruders to stay away.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
According to court documents obtained by USA TODAY, Drake was targeted by armed intruders at his Toronto home and had to remove his young son and the boy's mother from the city due to Lamar's song's popularity.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
For an artist whose work is deeply confessional, so much so that her listeners can at times feel like intruders eavesdropping on private conversations, Dacus is still getting used to the trappings of celebrity.
—James Factora, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
As natural protectors, dogs might decide to sit by doors to guard the house and family from possible intruders.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Wells and other workers mow the area several times a year to kill these intruders.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The vast majority of Florida preservation enthusiasts want these intruders gone — as do the vast majority of normal people, who don’t need a principled reason for preferring not to live anywhere near 20-foot pythons.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
The cells are like factories that pump out antibodies to protect us from intruders that enter our bodies.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Measles also targets cells in our bodies called memory cells, cells that remember what intruders look like so our immune systems can quickly identify and fight them in the future.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
According to court documents obtained by USA TODAY, Drake was targeted by armed intruders at his Toronto home and had to remove his young son and the boy's mother from the city due to Lamar's song's popularity.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
For an artist whose work is deeply confessional, so much so that her listeners can at times feel like intruders eavesdropping on private conversations, Dacus is still getting used to the trappings of celebrity.
—James Factora, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
As natural protectors, dogs might decide to sit by doors to guard the house and family from possible intruders.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
Wells and other workers mow the area several times a year to kill these intruders.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
The vast majority of Florida preservation enthusiasts want these intruders gone — as do the vast majority of normal people, who don’t need a principled reason for preferring not to live anywhere near 20-foot pythons.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
The cells are like factories that pump out antibodies to protect us from intruders that enter our bodies.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Measles also targets cells in our bodies called memory cells, cells that remember what intruders look like so our immune systems can quickly identify and fight them in the future.
—Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Intruders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruders. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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