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 Noun interloper (plural interlopers) One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder [from 1630s]
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)
interloper | meaning of interloper in Longman Dictionary of . . . From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧ter‧lop‧er ˈɪntələʊpə $ -tərloʊpər noun [countable] someone who enters a place or group where they should not be Examples from the Corpus interloper • They were treated as interlopers in their new country