Meaning & use
Interloper
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A person who becomes involved in a place, situation, or group without invitation or right, often seen as unwelcome.
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The old friends eyed the new colleague as an interloper at their table.
Historically, an interloper was a trader who operated without a license from a trading company.
A note on using this word
Originally a 16th-century commercial term for an unlicensed trader who intruded on a monopoly's territory.
Words with a similar meaning
intruderoutsider
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Words with an opposite meaning
insider
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