as in intruders
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 interlopers
The marine interlopers clogged the cooling water intake systems at the Gravelines facility in northern France late Sunday, triggering an automatic halt to three reactors.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
In a rural community like this, are new arrivals nearly always going to be seen as interlopers by locals?
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
In a rural community like this, are new arrivals nearly always going to be seen as interlopers by locals?
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for interlopers
intruders
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The natural world is unforgiving to intruders.—
Michael Jerome Plunkett
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The hope is that would-be intruders think twice.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Interlopers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interlopers. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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