INTERLOPER


Meaning of INTERLOPER in English

/ ˈɪntələʊpə(r); NAmE ˈɪntərloʊpər/ noun

a person who is present in a place or a situation where they do not belong

SYN intruder

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (denoting an unauthorized trader trespassing on the rights of a trade monopoly): from inter- amid + -loper as in archaic landloper vagabond (from Middle Dutch landlooper ).

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