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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Noun
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Her group of spies, scouts, and other freedom fighters piloted three Union steamboats snaking up the lower Combahee River with Colonel James Montgomery of the Second South Carolina Volunteers and one battery of the Third Rhode Island Artillery.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025 -
James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, who surprised the film world and 007 fans by stepping away from the franchise earlier this year, has endorsed the choice of Denis Villeneuve as director for the next instalment of the spy thriller.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
Noun
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If potential buyers start to question the heritage of the interloper’s supercars, prices of perhaps 50% less will clinch lots of deals.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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This relatively tiny interloper traveled like a dart through the core of the Bullseye about 50 million years ago, leaving rings in its wake like ripples in a pond.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Of course, his message doesn't get across to everybody, and plenty see Klaatu as an interstellar busybody.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
3 June 2025
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The first week of June feels restless, as busybody Mars rouses chatty Mercury on June 5.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
27 May 2025
Noun
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The defendants suggested one of the informants is either someone in current House Speaker Cameron Sexton's office – or is the speaker himself.—
Rosalind Bowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Encouragingly, this discernment may translate to digital informants like computers too.—
Evan Orticio,
Scientific American,
2 June 2025
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“Intruder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intruder. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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