interloper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪntɚˈloʊ̯pɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- (Texas) audio
- /ˌɪntəˈlæɔ̯pə/ (Australia)
- /ˌɪntəˈləʊ̯pə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From inter- + loper (“runner, rover”), as in landloper (“vagrant”) (from lope (“to leap, to jump”) (originally dialectal)). Originally spelt enterloper and used in specific sense, “unauthorized trader trespassing on privileges of chartered companies”, later general sense of “self-interested intruder” from 1630s.
Meanings
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One who interferes, intrudes, or gets involved where not welcome; particularly, a self-interested intruder.
In a button-up plaid shirt with an unwieldly suitcase, he is an interloper from another world – one whose first social faux pas is to make his way slowly through the various gates and arrive at the imposing front door on foot, rather than wait to be picked up from the train station by a servant.
2023 November 13, Rosalind Jana, “Saltburn and the bizarre life of Britain's stately homes”, in BBC:They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.
- (obsolete) An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| interlopers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
nosy parker · gatecrasher · interlope · peeping tom · lope · encroacher · backseat driver · kibitzer · buttinsky · busybody · persona non grata · meddler · marplot
Translations (21)
fi tunkeilija (one who interferes) · ja 闖入者 (one who interferes) · mi kaiauwaha (one who interferes) · pl natręt (one who interferes) · is boðflenna (one who interferes) · es entrometido (one who interferes) · mk натрапник (one who interferes) · sv inkräktare (one who interferes) · fr intrus (one who interferes) · es entremetido (one who interferes) · mi kaihūrau (one who interferes) · nb inntrenger (one who interferes) · sh uljez (one who interferes) · is aðskotadýr (one who interferes) · fi tungettelija (one who interferes) · es detentador (one who interferes) · hu betolakodó (one who interferes) · de Eindringling (one who interferes) · nl indringer (one who interferes) · it intruso (one who interferes) · es intruso (one who interferes)