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
Bailey stares at the man in the video for several uncomfortable seconds, before raising his paw to touch the interloper and further emphasize his point.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
For Trump and his basic understanding of history, Columbus is as core to the United States’ DNA as apple pie and Betsy Ross, and the interloper Indigenous Peoples Day is a pernicious effort to hijack it like a cancer.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
Even Larry Ellison and his son David are having trouble closing their Paramount deal as new interlopers and random Trump bureaucrats intrude.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Amid a McLaren supremacy in 2025 that only Max Verstappen has been able to puncture by winning a race ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, Russell has still been a regular interloper at the front of the grid, scoring three podiums in the opening five races.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
For Trump and his basic understanding of history, Columbus is as core to the United States’ DNA as apple pie and Betsy Ross, and the interloper Indigenous Peoples Day is a pernicious effort to hijack it like a cancer.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
Even Larry Ellison and his son David are having trouble closing their Paramount deal as new interlopers and random Trump bureaucrats intrude.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Amid a McLaren supremacy in 2025 that only Max Verstappen has been able to puncture by winning a race ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, Russell has still been a regular interloper at the front of the grid, scoring three podiums in the opening five races.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Interloper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interloper. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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