as in intruder
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
summer residents were regarded as interlopers who had no deep commitment to the town's welfare
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We’re supposed to hate Moore’s uppity interloper, Patty, but twist!
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Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The players are stressing words like discipline and details, and becoming increasingly irritated by interlopers mentioning the phrase complacency.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Fire is the native, natural presence, and human development is the invasive interloper.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Some interlopers even made the treacherous journey around the rocky headland that flanks the resort’s half-moon bay to steal onto set.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
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Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
The players are stressing words like discipline and details, and becoming increasingly irritated by interlopers mentioning the phrase complacency.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2025
Fire is the native, natural presence, and human development is the invasive interloper.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2025
Some interlopers even made the treacherous journey around the rocky headland that flanks the resort’s half-moon bay to steal onto set.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for interloper
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“Interloper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interloper. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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