Question

Identify the correct word from the given options which means the following:
A person who enters without any invitation.
a. thief
b. burglar
c. vandal
d. intruder

Answer 1

Hint: Look through the given options and understand the meanings. Use them in a sentence in order to completely understand their meaning. Make sure to differentiate between ‘burglar’ and ‘intruder’. Then, choose the correct option accordingly.

Complete answer:
 In grammar, a substitute is used as a noun to refer to a word that serves as a particular kind of replacement. When one word replaces an entire phrase and still retains the original meaning, it is called a ‘substitute noun’. For example, the phrase ‘the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way’ can be substituted by the word ‘serendipity’.
The only way to identify them correctly is to memorize them or use etymology to guess them as accurately as possible. The given phrase is describing an uninvited person breaking in.

Now, we know the meaning of the given phrase. Let’s look at the given options:
a. thief - The word ‘thief’ refers to ‘one that steals especially stealthily or secretly’, so this word does not have the exact same meaning as the given phrase. It does not mean the same thing. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
b. burglar - The word ‘burglar’ refers to ‘a person who commits burglary’, so this word does not have the exact same meaning as the given phrase. It does not mean the same thing. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
c. vandal - The word ‘vandal’ refers to ‘a person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others’, so this word does not have the exact same meaning as the given phrase. It does not mean the same thing. This is not the required answer. So, this is an incorrect option.
d. intruder - The word ‘intruder’ refers to ‘someone who is in a place or situation where they are not wanted’, so this word has the exact same meaning as the given phrase. This is the required answer. So, this is the correct option.

Note:
The given description can be summarised by another synonym ‘sybarite’. This synonym should help you find the word that is the replacement for the given phrase.