intruder

«intruder» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who goes into a place where they are not… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an intruder, intruders)

meaning for a pupil

1) An intruder is a person who goes into a place where they are not allowed, especially a building, to steal or cause harm. tree →

2) An intruder can be anyone or anything that comes in where it is not wanted, like an animal in a nest or a person in a private talk. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, children learn what to do if there is an intruder: tell an adult, stay safe, call the emergency number (999 in the UK and Ireland, 911 in the US and Canada, 000 in Australia, 111 in New Zealand). In stories, an intruder creates suspense. In computing, an intruder might be a hacker breaking into a system. Phrases: «intruder alarm», «an intruder in».

examples

• The intruder alarm went off in the middle of the night. tree →
• The dog barked at the intruder. tree →
• The police caught the intruder climbing out of a window. tree →
• The cuckoo chick is an intruder in another bird's nest. tree →
• Our school practises a lockdown drill in case of an intruder. tree →
• I felt like an intruder at their family party. tree →
• Hackers are intruders on computer networks. tree →
• Seizing a big stick, he began to beat the intruder and to drive him out of his garden. tree →

note

Countable noun, starts with a vowel sound so «an intruder». Verb: intrude (to go in where not wanted). Related: intrusion, intrusive.

In the corpora

• They are guarding their babies, and you are the intruder.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «intruder» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.