What does interloper mean?

Definitions for interloper
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intruder, interloper, trespassernoun

    someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission

Wiktionary

  1. interlopernoun

    An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.

  2. interlopernoun

    One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Interlopernoun

    One who runs into business to which he has no right.

    Etymology: from interlope.

    The swallow was a fly-catcher, and was no more an interloper upon the spider's right, than the spider was upon the swallow's. Roger L'Estrange.

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  1. interloper

    An interloper is a person who becomes involved in a place, situation, or activity where they are not wanted or considered not to belong. They usually intrude or intervene without invitation or necessity, often causing disruption or annoyance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Interlopernoun

    one who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or officiously

  2. Etymology: [Pref. inter- + D. looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See Leap, and cf. Elope.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Interloper

    in-tėr-lōp′ėr, n. one who trades without license: an intruder.—v.i. and v.t. Interlope′, to intrude into any matter in which one has no fair concern. [Dut. enterlooper, a smuggling vessel, as running in and out along the coast—L. inter, between, Dut. loopen, to run. See Leap.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. interloper

    A smuggling or forced trade vessel. As a nautical phrase it was generally applied to the "letters of marque" on the coasts of South America, or a cruiser off her admiral's limits (poaching).

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of interloper in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of interloper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of interloper in a Sentence

  1. Lindsey Graham:

    Ted and I are in the same party. Trump is an interloper. I don't trust him, i think Ted Cruz represents a form of conservatives that might be hard to sell to the general public but I do believe he is a Republican conservative.

  2. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham:

    Ted and I are in the same party. Donald Trump is an interloper, i don't trust him.

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