Meaning of INTERLOPER
| Pronunciation: | | 'intur`lowpur
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| | Definition: | | [n] someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
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| | Synonyms: | | intruder, trespasser |
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| | See Also: | | alien, boarder, crasher, encroacher, entrant, gatecrasher, infiltrator, invader, penetrator, persona non grata, prowler, pusher, sneak, squatter, stalker, stranger, thruster, unknown, unwelcome guest, unwelcome person | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In"ter*lo`per\ (?; 277), n. [Pref. inter- + D.
looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See
{Leap}, and cf. {Elope}.]
One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully
intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who
interferes wrongfully or officiously.
The untrained man, . . . the interloper as to the
professions. --I. Taylor.
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