INTERLOPER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The -loper part of interloper is believed to be either from an English dialectal word meaning "leap" or from a Dutch word meaning "to run " (The prefix inter- means "between" or "among ") An interloper is essentially one that jumps into the midst of things without an invitation to do so
interloper - Wiktionary, the free dictionary interloper (plural interlopers) One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder quotations
American Heritage Dictionary Entry: interloper Word History: The word interloper has its origin in the time when England was embarking on the course that would lead to the British Empire Interloper is first recorded in the late 1500s in connection with the Muscovy Company, the earliest major English trading company (chartered in 1555)