pitch invader

noun

Someone who takes part in a pitch invasion.

Meanings

nounpitch invader (plural pitch invaders)

plural pitch invaders

  1. Someone who takes part in a pitch invasion.

    Madrid could also look back on Isco hitting the crossbar and there was an extraordinary moment when Cristiano Ronaldo was shaping to shoot only to be interrupted by a pitch invader from the end where the Madridistas were going through their victory songs.

    2018 May 26, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London)
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APA

pitch invader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch%20invader

MLA

“pitch invader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch%20invader. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pitch invader,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pitch%20invader.

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