Interloper
['ɪntələʊpə] or ['ɪntɚlopɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or officiously.
Editor: Patrick
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Intruder, intermeddler, meddler.
Edited by Erna
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Intruder, supernumerary
ANT:Member, constituent
Inputed by Elizabeth
Definition
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.
Edited by Leopold
Examples
- At various points in the social system there were probably developments of exclusiveness, an actual barring out of interlopers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For many years, therefore, they were not much disturbed by interlopers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Typist: Serena