interloper
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- IPA [ˌɪntəˈləʊ̯pə]
Noun
interloper noun
- An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.
- One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.“They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.”
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intrudertrespasserinterponentinterfererobtruderintervenormeddlerintermeddlerofficious intermeddlercolonizerinterveneeintervenerintervenientinvaderinterrupterintrusionist
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