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interloper

[ in-ter-loh-per ]

noun

  1. a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others:

    He was an atheist who felt like an interloper in this religious gathering.

  2. a person who intrudes into some region or field of trade without a proper license.


interloper

/ ˈɪԳəˌəʊə /

noun

  1. an intruder
  2. a person who introduces himself into professional or social circles where he does not belong
  3. a person who interferes in matters that are not his concern
  4. a person who trades unlawfully
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of interloper1

First recorded in 1585–95; inter- + lope + -er 1( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of interloper1

C17: from inter- + loper , from Middle Dutch loopen to leap
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This will be the first opportunity for senators — Democrats and Republicans — to get answers on the record about DOGE’s activities at Social Security, as well as commitments to protect the program from partisan interlopers.

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In “Presence,” we’re rarely allowed to forget that we are an interloper in the lives of a family as they slowly unspool.

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Christian nationalists rationalize their will to dominance on false claims that they are the "true" Americans and the rest of us — liberal Christians, non-believers, non-Christians — are interlopers.

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A glimpse of a single reptile interloper will bring a training exercise to a halt.

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At times, it felt like I was an interloper at a men’s support group.

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