Need another word that means the same as “interloper”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “interloper” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Interloper” are: intruder, trespasser, encroacher, invader, infiltrator, uninvited guest
Interloper as a Noun
Definitions of "Interloper" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “interloper” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission.
- A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
Synonyms of "Interloper" as a noun (6 Words)
encroacher | Someone who enters by force in order to conquer. The district administration is yet to take any action against the encroachers. |
infiltrator | An intruder (as troops) with hostile intent. |
intruder | A person who intrudes, especially into a building with criminal intent. The intruder had pulled out drawers and dumped their contents on the floor. |
invader | A person or group that invades a country, region, or other place. It is a country that has repelled all invaders. |
trespasser | Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission. A trespasser on his land. |
uninvited guest | A visitor to whom hospitality is extended. |
Usage Examples of "Interloper" as a noun
- Japanese consumers have in the past been unreceptive to foreign interlopers in the cell phone market.
- To her I was always an outsider, an interloper.
Associations of "Interloper" (30 Words)
confiscate | Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. The guards confiscated his camera. |
crime | An action or omission which constitutes an offence and is punishable by law. Shoplifting was a serious crime. |
encroach | Advance beyond the usual limit. Rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room. |
impose | Impose something unpleasant. A fine may be imposed. |
infringe | Advance beyond the usual limit. Such widespread surveillance could infringe personal liberties. |
infringement | A crime less serious than a felony. Copyright infringement. |
interfere | Cause interference to a broadcast radio signal. Your talking interferes with my work. |
interject | To insert between other elements. She interjected clever remarks. |
intervene | Be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events. Eight days intervened. |
intrude | Enter uninvited. The noise began to intrude into her thoughts. |
intruder | Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission. The intruder had pulled out drawers and dumped their contents on the floor. |
intrusion | A thing that intrudes. Villagers say the noise is an intrusion on their lives. |
invade | To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate. Sometimes the worms invade the central nervous system. |
loot | Private property taken from an enemy in war. Tonnes of food aid awaiting distribution had been looted. |
oppressor | A person or group that oppresses people. They overthrew their colonial oppressors. |
pillage | Steal (something) using violence, especially in wartime. The abbey was plundered and pillaged. |
piracy | A practice similar to piracy but in other contexts especially hijacking. Air piracy. |
plunder | Plunder a town after capture. The contents of the abandoned houses were plundered by members of the new regime. |
raid | Conduct a raid on. Officers raided thirty homes yesterday. |
rapine | The violent seizure of someone’s property. The fruits of violence and rapine. |
rob | Deprive (an opposing player) of the ball. The burglars robbed him of all his money. |
robber | A person who commits robbery. |
steal | Move stealthily. A delicious languor was stealing over her. |
transgress | Pass beyond (limits or boundaries. Each continent has been transgressed by continental seas. |
trespass | Entry to another’s property without right or permission. A mass trespass on the moor. |
trespasser | Someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission. A trespasser on his land. |
usurpation | Wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority. A succession of generals who ruled by usurpation. |
violate | Violate the sacred character of a place or language. Don t violate my garden. |
violation | An act that disregards an agreement or a right. The aircraft were in violation of UN resolutions. |
visitor | A person with the right or duty of occasionally inspecting and reporting on a college or other academic institution. The visitors came back into the game with two penalty goals. |