Definition of interloper
Nouns
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
- Synonyms:
- intruder, trespasser
- Types:
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boarder
someone who forces their way aboard ship
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crasher, gatecrasher, unwelcome guest
someone who gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying
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infiltrator
an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent
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encroacher, invader
someone who enters by force in order to conquer
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penetrator
an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance)
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prowler, sneak, stalker
someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions
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pusher, thruster
one who intrudes or pushes himself forward
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squatter
someone who settles on land without right or title
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alien, stranger, unknown
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
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foreigner, outsider
someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
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persona non grata, unwelcome person
a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
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entrant
someone who enters
Vocabulary Lists for interloper
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
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Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 1-10 »(412 words)
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- habituate
- neutralised
- coherently
- corrode
- predispose
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