🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

intruso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: inˈtruːzo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Intruder/ɪnˈtruː.dər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'intruso è stato catturato mentre cercava di entrare."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who enters a place or situation where they are unwelcome or not invited.

    "The security system was designed to detect any intruder attempting to enter the building."
  2. 2

    An organism that is not native to a particular environment and disrupts the local ecosystem.

    "The introduction of the new species turned out to be an intruder that harmed the native plants."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'intruder' originates from the Latin 'intrudere', which means 'to thrust in'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to describe someone who enters without permission, reflecting a shift in meaning towards unauthorized entry.

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