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 Researchers spent years running increasingly sophisticated experiments to pin down the interloper. —

Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026 The interloper — whether male or female — is allowed to stay. —

Ari Daniel, NPR, 18 Mar. 2026 An analysis of the recordings showed that the parents behaved aggressively toward the divers more often when the human interlopers were staring at the offspring or the parent, compared with when the diver was looking in another direction or completely turned away. —

Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026 One 2009 estimate showed that removing the hundreds of thousands of these interlopers in the lower Colorado basin could bring 1 million acre-feet of water back to the watershed. —

Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for interloper

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intruder

Noun

But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Cuadra was inside his apartment with his girlfriend and her two young daughters when an unknown intruder kicked in the door, according to court documents.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 4 June 2026