as in intruders
a person who meddles in the affairs of others
summer residents were regarded as interlopers who had no deep commitment to the town's welfare
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Recent Examples of interlopers
Eventually, two men from the camp politely but firmly ushered the interlopers out.
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Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The marine interlopers clogged the cooling water intake systems at the Gravelines facility in northern France late Sunday, triggering an automatic halt to three reactors.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
In a rural community like this, are new arrivals nearly always going to be seen as interlopers by locals?
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Denver Nicks, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The marine interlopers clogged the cooling water intake systems at the Gravelines facility in northern France late Sunday, triggering an automatic halt to three reactors.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
In a rural community like this, are new arrivals nearly always going to be seen as interlopers by locals?
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlopers
intruders
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An hour later, four Chinese ships entered what Taiwan considers restricted waters south of Kinmen's Lieyu island, prompting Taipei to deploy four of its own coast guard vessels to intercept and monitor the intruders.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The natural world is unforgiving to intruders.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Interlopers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlopers. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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