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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Recent Examples of interloper
At that point, the business forfeited its future to tech interlopers.
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Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
But the unexpected interloper turns out not to be the last of the heist’s hiccups when new team recruit Zen (Rosa Salazar) plugs Parker’s crew full of bullet holes and makes off with the rest of the cash.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The town’s sole occupant, Leatherface (Mark Burnham), isn’t keen on these interlopers and their noisy party bus.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
In fact, military strikes provide an otherwise illegitimate head of state like Maduro with the opportunity to rally the Venezuelan population against a foreign interloper.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
But the unexpected interloper turns out not to be the last of the heist’s hiccups when new team recruit Zen (Rosa Salazar) plugs Parker’s crew full of bullet holes and makes off with the rest of the cash.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The town’s sole occupant, Leatherface (Mark Burnham), isn’t keen on these interlopers and their noisy party bus.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2025
In fact, military strikes provide an otherwise illegitimate head of state like Maduro with the opportunity to rally the Venezuelan population against a foreign interloper.
—Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interloper
intruder
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Bodell’s then-boyfriend searched the house for the intruder, but didn’t find anyone.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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Police were racing the clock to find the intruders; experts say thieves of such treasures typically dismantle or melt down the loot, sometimes within hours, to avoid being caught.—
Robert Abitbol,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Interloper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interloper. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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