Synonyms of interlopers

interlopers

noun

plural of interloper

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intruders
• spies
• meddlers
• gossipers
• gossips
• busybodies
• interferers
• betrayers
• informants
• kibitzers
• informers
• intermeddlers
• snoops
• snakes
• nosey parkers
• gawkers
• snoopers
• buttinskies
• peepers
• gapers
• gazers
• rubberneckers
• rubbernecks
• revealers
• tellers
• tattlers
• prattlers
• tattletales
• disclosers
• sneaks
• gawpers
• peeping Toms
• quidnuncs
• priers
• squealers
• stool pigeons
• telltales
• talebearers
• blabbers
• snitchers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of interlopers

At the time, my editor and I were assuming that the fandom would be hostile to interlopers who didn’t possess the ancient knowledge of Andi self-eliminating rather than spending one more minute with Juan Pablo. — Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

The interlopers were contrabandistas, Native Pacific Northwesterners brought by American merchants operating out of Hawaii and heading to the Mexican coast to hunt otters without a license. — Literary Hub, 29 July 2026

And yet scores of interlopers have dropped by the page in order to try and score a miracle — or even have more nefarious plans of ripping off cinephiles. — William Earl, Variety, 20 July 2026

The tale of Odysseus’ exploits are framed around Telemachus’ mission to find answers about his father, while his mother, Penelope (Hathaway), keeps the interlopers at bay. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 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

Owing to its wealth, the county had caught the attention of political interlopers in the past. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026

This is a novel and compelling scenario and offers a refreshing alternative to collisions from interplanetary interlopers explaining the destruction of a former Saturnian moon. — Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025