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interloper

English

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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): [??nt??l???p?]
  • (US) IPA(key): [??????lo??p?], [??nt??lo??p?]

Noun

interloper (plural interlopers)

  1. (obsolete) An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.
  2. One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.
    They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.

Related terms

  • interlope
  • lope

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References

Further reading

  • Interloper in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

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gatecrasher

English

Pronunciation

Noun

gatecrasher (plural gatecrashers)

  1. (slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
  2. (Asian English) The groom or one of his groomsmen when partaking in the gatecrashing ritual of a traditional Chinese wedding.

Related terms

  • gatecrash
  • crashing
  • crasher

Translations

See also

  • intruder, interloper, peeping tom, persona non grata, encroacher, backseat driver, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot, buttinsky, busybody

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