What does interloper mean?
Definitions for interloper
in·ter·lop·er
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Princeton's WordNet
intruder, interloper, trespassernoun
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
Wiktionary
interlopernoun
An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.
interlopernoun
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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
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
Etymology: [Pref. inter- + D. looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See Leap, and cf. Elope.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of interloper in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of interloper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of interloper in a Sentence
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.
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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- vetřelecCzech
- indgriberDanish
- EindringlingGerman
- παρεισδύωνGreek
- intrusoSpanish
- مداخله گرPersian
- tungettelija, tunkeilijaFinnish
- intrusFrench
- घुसपैठियेHindi
- betolakodóHungarian
- penyelundupIndonesian
- boðflenna, aðskotadýrIcelandic
- אוֹרֵחַ לֹא קָרוּאHebrew
- interloperLatin
- indringerDutch
- interloperNorwegian
- intruzPolish
- intrusoPortuguese
- intrusRomanian
- нарушительRussian
- uljezSerbo-Croatian
- inkräktareSwedish
- தலையாட்டிTamil
- ఇంటర్లోపర్Telugu
- ผู้บุกรุกThai
- araya girenTurkish
- مداخلت کرنے والاUrdu
- interloperVietnamese
- ינטערלאָפּערYiddish
- 闯入者Chinese
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