interloper
NounUS[in-ter-loh-per]/ˈɪntɚˌloʊpɚ/4 syllables
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Noun (1)
- someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permissionSynonyms: intrudertrespasserType of entrant, unwelcome personKinds stranger, invader, prowler, pusher, boarder, squatter, penetrator, infiltrator, gatecrasher
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′ter·lo′per (?; 277), noun
Origin: Pref. inter- + D. looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See Leap, and cf. Elope.
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.— Isaac Taylor
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54