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INTERLOPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
Synonyms:
interloper; intruder; trespasser
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("interloper" is a kind of...):
persona non grata; unwelcome person (a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome)
entrant (someone who enters)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interloper"):
boarder (someone who forces their way aboard ship)
crasher; gatecrasher; unwelcome guest (someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying)
infiltrator (an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent)
encroacher; invader (someone who enters by force in order to conquer)
penetrator (an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance))
prowler; sneak; stalker (someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions)
pusher; thruster (one who intrudes or pushes himself forward)
squatter (someone who settles on land without right or title)
alien; stranger; unknown (anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found)
Derivation:
interlope (encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license)
