Interloper

  • 11interloper — in·ter·lop·er (ĭn’tər lō′pər) n. 1) One that interferes with the affairs of others, often for selfish reasons; a meddler. 2) One that intrudes in a place, situation, or activity: » When these interlopers choke out native species, ecologists see a …

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  • 12interloper — UK [ˈɪntə(r)ˌləʊpə(r)] / US [ˈɪntərˌloʊpər] noun [countable] Word forms interloper : singular interloper plural interlopers formal someone who is in a place or group but is not wanted by the other people there …

    English dictionary

  • 13interloper — noun /ɪntəˈləʊpə/ One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome. They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave …

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  • 14interloper — [16] An interloper is literally someone who ‘runs between’. The word was coined in English, but based on Dutch loper, a derivative of lopen ‘run’ (to which English leap is related). It originally denoted someone who engaged in trade without… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 15interloper — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)loʊpə(r)[/t]] interlopers N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as an interloper, you mean that they have come into a situation or a place where they are not wanted or do not belong. She had no wish to share her father with… …

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  • 16interloper — noun (C) someone who enters a place or group where they should not be: The village women stared at the interloper with curiosity …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17interloper — [16] An interloper is literally someone who ‘runs between’. The word was coined in English, but based on Dutch loper, a derivative of lopen ‘run’ (to which English leap is related). It originally denoted someone who engaged in trade without… …

    Word origins

  • 18Interloper Films — is a production company based in Los Angeles. Interloper founded in 1994cite news url=http://www.sidewalkfest.com/2004/film dig.htm publisher=Sidewalkfest.com title= Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival 2004 Dig! author=No Author Listed date=2004] ,… …

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  • 19Interloper (comics) — Superherobox| caption= comic color=background:#ff8080 character name=Interloper real name=Unrevealed publisher=Marvel Comics debut= Defenders #147 (Sep 1985) creators=Peter B. Gillis and Don Perlin alliance color=background:#ffc0c0 status=… …

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  • 20interloper — noun Date: circa 1590 one that interlopes: as a. an illegal or unlicensed trader b. one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity …

    New Collegiate Dictionary