intruder

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ənˈtɹudɚ/ UK /ɪnˈtɹuː.də(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #8650

Meanings

1

noun
Someone who enters a place or property without permission.

The alarm went off when an intruder broke into the house.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · someone who enters a place... interloper

Word family

Forms intruders

Etymology

From intrude + -er.

*trewd- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Places & Geography

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