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intruder

/ɪnˈtruːdə(r)/noun

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घुसपैठिया

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noun
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    a person who enters a building or an area illegally; a person who is somewhere where they are not wanted

    घुसपैठिया

    • an intruder alarm
    • The dog barked loudly at the intruder in the dark.
    • Police caught an intruder hiding in the garage.
    + 2 more examples
    • The alarm went off when an intruder broke the window.
    • She felt like an intruder at the family's private ceremony.

    Synonyms trespasser burglar invader interloper

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

intruder + in / into + place

Use in or into to say which place was entered; the person is called an intruder because the entry is unwelcome or illegal.

किस स्थान में प्रवेश किया गया, यह बताने के लिए in या into का प्रयोग होता है; प्रवेश अनचाहा या अवैध होने के कारण व्यक्ति 'intruder' कहलाता है।

  • The guard caught an intruder in the school compound.
  • The dog barked at the intruder near the gate.

intrude (verb) + on / upon / into

The verb intrude is followed by on or upon for a person's privacy, time or feelings, and by into for a place or private matter.

Verb 'intrude' के बाद किसी की privacy, समय या भावनाओं के लिए on या upon और किसी स्थान या निजी मामले के लिए into आता है।

  • I do not want to intrude on your family time.
  • The reporters intruded into the actor's private life.

intruder as a figurative noun

Intruder can also mean any person or thing that does not belong in a group or situation and is felt to be unwelcome.

'Intruder' का अर्थ ऐसा व्यक्ति या वस्तु भी हो सकता है जो किसी समूह या स्थिति का हिस्सा नहीं है और अनचाहा लगता है।

  • Radhika felt like an intruder at the private meeting.

intrusion / intrusive

The act is an intrusion and the adjective is intrusive; intruder is only the person.

क्रिया का नाम 'intrusion' है और adjective 'intrusive' है; 'intruder' केवल व्यक्ति के लिए है।

  • The loud music was an intrusion on our study time.
  • The questions were rather intrusive.
+Collocations 4

adjective + intruder

unwelcomeunknownmaskedarmeduninvited

  • An armed intruder entered the bank late at night.

verb + intruder

catchspotchase awayconfrontdetect

  • The security camera helped the police spot the intruder.

intruder + noun

alarmalertdetectionattack

  • The shopkeeper fitted an intruder alarm in his godown.

intruder + preposition

in the houseinto the buildingon the roofat the gate

  • A night watchman found an intruder on the roof.
“More examples 5
  • The watchman shouted when he saw an intruder climbing the wall.

दीवार पर चढ़ते हुए अजनबी को देखकर चौकीदार चिल्लाया।

  • The police arrested the intruder who had broken into the temple office.

पुलिस ने उस घुसपैठिये को गिरफ्तार कर लिया जो मंदिर के कार्यालय में घुसा था।

  • In the biology quiz we had to find the intruder among the five words.

जीव विज्ञान की प्रश्नोत्तरी में हमें पाँच शब्दों में से बेमेल शब्द ढूँढना था।

  • The new boy felt like an intruder in the close group of friends.

नया लड़का मित्रों के घनिष्ठ समूह में खुद को बाहरी महसूस कर रहा था।

  • Computer experts say that a firewall keeps intruders away from the network.

कंप्यूटर विशेषज्ञ कहते हैं कि firewall नेटवर्क को घुसपैठियों से दूर रखता है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The thief intruded the house at night.

✓ The thief intruded into the house at night.

Intrude is an intransitive verb and needs a preposition (into, on, upon) before its object.

'Intrude' अकर्मक क्रिया है और इसके object से पहले preposition (into, on, upon) चाहिए।

✗ Sorry to intrude you, may I come in?

✓ Sorry to intrude on you, may I come in?

For a person's privacy or time the correct preposition after intrude is on.

किसी व्यक्ति की privacy या समय के लिए 'intrude' के बाद सही preposition 'on' है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all name a person who is somewhere without permission, but the purpose differs.

इन शब्दों में वह व्यक्ति बताया जाता है जो बिना अनुमति कहीं है, पर उद्देश्य अलग-अलग है।

intruder

Anyone who enters a place or a situation where they are not wanted.

कोई भी व्यक्ति जो ऐसे स्थान या स्थिति में प्रवेश करे जहाँ उसे नहीं चाहा गया।

  • The intruder fled when the lights came on.

trespasser

A person who enters private land without permission; a legal word.

निजी भूमि में बिना अनुमति प्रवेश करने वाला व्यक्ति; एक कानूनी शब्द।

  • Trespassers will be prosecuted, said the board on the farm.

burglar

A person who breaks into a building to steal.

चोरी करने के लिए इमारत में सेंध लगाने वाला व्यक्ति।

  • The burglar took the jewellery and the cash.

stranger

Simply someone you do not know; there is no idea of wrongdoing.

केवल वह व्यक्ति जिसे आप नहीं जानते; इसमें गलत काम का भाव नहीं है।

  • A stranger asked us the way to the station.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Word link: intruder comes from intrude.

शब्द-संबंध में intruder, intrude से आया है।