intruder
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3.9
- noun
- /ɪnˈtruːdər/
:
intruso
- When they heard a noise in the night, they feared an intruder had entered their home.
- presence of an intruder
- recognize an intruder
- identify an intruder
But if others did bring charges of trespass, the intruder would have to plead guilty.
- But if others did bring charges of trespass, the intruder would have to plead guilty.
- Last spring an intruder murdered her sisters and left her garroted in the coop.
- The alarm was a false one and the intruder trying to get into the base at Duluth wasn't some Russian spy.
- A likely Dale Billy, you liar, you intruder, Billy lying.
- He's going up behind the intruder just like set in traps.
- She is just in a state of brain that makes her aggressive to any intruder.
- They took all of the, all of the, the intruders that went into Mecca that were involved in that seizure.
Examples
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Hey, you have an intruder, Lily, lock your door.
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I felt like a burglar in that passage, an intruder in my home.
Fiction book (1992) -
It's like trying to lock all the doors and windows when an intruder is breaking in.
Fiction book (1992) -
The dog thinks he has protected us once again from an intruder.
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The cops think that it was an intruder that broke in, but they couldn't find any signs of it.
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"Did you get a good look at the intruder's face, sir?"
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We had a chat about intruder alarms and safe combinations.
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Clean floors and steps would betray the presence of an intruder as clearly as prints.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dave took a closer look at the intruder; he was slim, his apparent age about twenty-five.
Fiction book (1990) -
The security guard's gaze shifted from the newly arrived intruder to the Chinese man in the gray suit.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
110
1.4
A person who enters a building without permission to steal things
25
4.9
A person who goes onto someone else's land or into their building without permission
17
8.9
A person who goes into a place or situation where they are not wanted
12
8.2
A person who secretly enters a place to get secret information or cause harm
2
3.8
A person who comes to an event without being invited or wanted
1
7.6
A person who enters a house without permission to steal things
1
9.0
A person who gradually takes land or rights from others without permission
Antonyms
How Intrusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intruder comes from Latin parts in- ('into') and trudere ('to push'), so it literally means 'one who pushes into' a place. That's why an intruder is someone who enters without permission, often to steal or cause harm.