intruder

CEFRC1

/ənˈtɹudɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who enters a place without permission.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Someone who intrudes.

Examples

  • The dogs barked furiously at the intruder.

  • The intruder lunged at Tom with a knife.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈtɹuː.də(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Bill was killed by an intruder.

  • All intruders will be shot!

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The security guard caught the blank trying to enter the building through a window.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From intrude + -er.