trespassers

3 definitions • 5 examples

a person who goes onto someone's land or enters their building without permission:

Can't you read the sign? It says "Trespassers will be prosecuted!"

A sign warns trespassers they may be shot.

a person who does something or acts in a way that is not morally acceptable:

Forgiveness can only take place when the trespasser is repentant.

They would stand on the pavements singing hymns, while the sinning trespasser was being verbally abused.

a person who goes onto land or enters a building without the owner's permission:

Sophisticated software allows the cameras to detect trespassers in areas off limits to the public.