interloper

Meaning

1. One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.
2. (obsolete) An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.

Synonyms

intruder

trespasser

invader

gooseberry

infiltrator

boarder

penetrator

backseat driver

Translations

intrus

intruso

intruso

Eindringling

intrús

entrometido

indringer

Schleichhändler

intruso

burnunu sokan kimse

zorla giren şey

izinsiz giren kimse

المتطفّل

karışan tip

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪntəˈləʊ̯pə/

Etymology

1590s, 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.