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Synonyms of interloper
- summer residents were regarded as interlopers who had no deep commitment to the town's welfare
Synonyms for interloper
- busybody,
- buttinsky
- (also buttinski),
- interferer,
- intermeddler,
- intruder,
- kibitzer
- (also kibbitzer),
- meddler,
- nosey parker
- [chiefly British]
Words Related to interloper
- gaper,
- gawker,
- gawper
- [chiefly British],
- gazer,
- peeper,
- peeping Tom,
- prier
- (also pryer),
- rubberneck,
- rubbernecker,
- snoop,
- snooper,
- spy
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“Interloper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interloper. Accessed 24 May. 2022.
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The first known use of interloper was circa 1590
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