Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intruder
• spy
• meddler
• gossiper
• busybody
• buttinsky
• interferer
• buttinski
• betrayer
• kibitzer
• intermeddler
• gossip
• informant
• informer
• snake
• snoop
• kibbitzer
• nosey parker
• peeper
• snooper
• gazer
• gawker
• gaper
• rubberneck
• revealer
• tattler
• tattletale
• teller
• prattler
• pryer
• peeping Tom
• quidnunc
• sneak
• prier
• discloser
• rubbernecker
• gawper
• telltale
• squealer
• stool pigeon
• talebearer
• snitcher
• blabber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interloper

But there is something in the air that even an outsider could feel at the rehearsal, which was open to donors and press interlopers. —Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025

Her Sarah struggles to finish her latest detective novel, and matters worsen with the arrival of an interloper, the publisher’s daughter Julie (played by a wild-eyed Ludivine Sagnier). —Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, Footwear News, 26 May 2025

Dave Chronister, the CEO of the cybersecurity company Parameter Security, says that the government’s bespoke communications channels prevent other kinds of interlopers or hackers attempting to use phishing or malware techniques to learn information. —Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 Mar. 2025

Declan refuses to share a bedroom and a birthday with Brendan and regards him not as a brother but an interloper. —Malcolm Forbes, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025

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