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intruder

nouncommon in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ɪnˈtɹuː.də(ɹ)//
  • Canada//ənˈtɹudɚ//

Someone who intrudes.

noun

  1. 1

    Someone who intrudes.

    All intruders will be shot!

Etymology

Etymology tree English intrude Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English intruder From intrude + -er.

Forms

plural
intruders
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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