Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters where he has no right or is not welcome.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters without right, or without leave or welcome; a trespasser.
  • noun A person who enters a private residence or place of business with the intention to perform a criminal act.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Someone who intrudes.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

Etymologies

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to intrude + -er.

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