intruder
pronunciation
How to pronounce intruder in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtru:də(r)]
How to pronounce intruder in American English:
US [ɪn'trudər]
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- Noun:
- someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
Word Origin
- intruder (n.)
- 1530s, agent noun from intrude. Originally legal.
Example
- 1. It took a week to winkle out the intruder .
- 2. But you have treated me like an intruder .
- 3. When sensors detect an intruder , the barrel pivots to follow him .
- 4. Tokyo , japan : a prototype robot called t-34 fires a net at an intruder at a press preview .
- 5. According to dr. kim , the spiderlings don 't engage in the behavior when the mother is still alive and only when a large intruder is nearby .