Thesaurus results for INTERLOPER

interloper

noun

ˌin-tər-ˈlō-pər

as in intruder

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 interloper These researchers were curious whether this particular interloper may have been linked to aliens. —

Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 June 2026 Wemby, along with Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, stared at the interloper in seeming shock before security restrained him and he was led off the court. —

Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026 The other possibility is that the aggressive dove was an interloper and was trying to claim the nesting site as part of its territory. —

Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 One involves a séance for Mary held by a mysterious interloper named Imogen (FKA Twigs), whose revelations send the singer into self-harming conniptions. —

Richard Brody, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interloper

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intruder

Noun

Their sons called 911 and said their parents were killed by intruders.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
In the case of Close Encounters, this happens at a base camp at Devils Tower, Wyoming, where a group of scientists (and a couple of intruders) has direct contact with an alien race.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 June 2026