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intruder

Pronunciation:  in'troodur

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
 
 Synonyms: interloper, trespasser
 
 See Also: alien, boarder, crasher, encroacher, entrant, gatecrasher, infiltrator, invader, penetrator, persona non grata, prowler, pusher, sneak, squatter, stalker, stranger, thruster, unknown, unwelcome guest, unwelcome person

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In*trud"er\, n.
One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters
without right, or without leave or welcome; a trespasser.

      They were all strangers and intruders.   --Locke.

 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing an intruder in your dream, represents your feelings of guilt. Consider also what unfamiliar feelings or thoughts may be breaking into your peace of mind. Alternatively, an intruder symbolizes self-indulgent behavior or unwanted sexual attention.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: arrival, arriviste, black sheep, blemish, burglar, busybody, buttinsky, comer, crasher, emigrant, encroacher, entrant, foreign body, foreign intruder, gatecrasher, gate-crasher, greenhorn, immigrant, impurity, incomer, infiltrator, in-migrant, interloper, invader, kibitzer, meddler, misfit, monkey wrench, mote, new arrival, new boy, newcomer, novus homo, oddball, parvenu, recruit, rookie, settler, sliver, snooper, speck, splinter, squatter, stone, stowaway, tenderfoot, thief, trespasser, uninvited guest, unwelcome guest, upstart, visitant, visitor, weed
 

 

 



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