as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
a meddler who stayed up all night watching the neighbors
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Noun
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The natural world is unforgiving to intruders.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
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If God forbid anything ever happened where an intruder comes into our school, our district doesn't lock up the phones.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
19 Aug. 2025
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Jemma is a confident woman who has an air of big city and is the town’s busybody.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Sep. 2025
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Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Aug. 2025
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The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cianfrance supplies a real jerk of a manager in Peter Dinklage’s Mitch, on whom Jeffrey spies by setting up baby monitors in the back office.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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As authorities try to track and capture the extra-terrestrial interloper, the newfound friends form a symbiotic connection, with their well-being hinged on each other.—
Scott Huver,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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After removing the orb interloper, doctors treated the man with corticosteroids—both oral and eye drop forms—to help with the inflammation.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Meddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddler. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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