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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This week she gets tripped up by Sarah, who still isn’t happy about having to share Olympia’s attention with this elderly interloper.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Yes, but not just any heckler; the interloper turns out to be Death himself.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
But a sharp-eyed auto insurer felt something was off about the furry interloper.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
For one thing, Sweet Sue and the interlopers head by train not to Miami, but to California.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2024
Yes, but not just any heckler; the interloper turns out to be Death himself.
—Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
But a sharp-eyed auto insurer felt something was off about the furry interloper.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
For one thing, Sweet Sue and the interlopers head by train not to Miami, but to California.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Interloper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interloper. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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