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intruder

British  
/ ɪnˈtruːdə /

noun

  1. a person who enters a building, grounds, etc, without permission

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South Korean actor and K-pop singer Nana managed to fight off a home intruder alongside her mother, local media reported.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

K-pop star Nana helped overpower a home intruder and is recovering in hospital after suffering injuries during the tussle, South Korean police said on Sunday.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

The adjuvant is a substance that activates the immune system to recognize the antigen, treat it as a foreign intruder and eliminate it.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

Basque headstones are inscribed in Euskara, the oldest European tongue; Enriquez’s friend shouts in Euskara to scare away an intruder.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

She knew him for John, her son, but fancied him an intruder into that paradisal Malpais where she had been spending her soma-holiday with Pope.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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