as in intruder
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
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The edge of the black hole is thus a region of space and time that expressly forbids interlopers.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Despite being nigh invisible to typical consumer telescopes—or a meager clump of pixels to professional-grade observatories—perhaps someday 2024 PT5 or one of its fellow mini-moon interlopers will be able to be seen by everyone up close, via images beamed back by a visiting spacecraft.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2024
Cotten gives a gloriously moving and humane performance as the motorcar manufacturer seen by George as an unwanted interloper.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday.
O’Brien, 61, has carved out an improbable decades-long career arc, moving from goofy television interloper to comedic elder statesman.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Despite being nigh invisible to typical consumer telescopes—or a meager clump of pixels to professional-grade observatories—perhaps someday 2024 PT5 or one of its fellow mini-moon interlopers will be able to be seen by everyone up close, via images beamed back by a visiting spacecraft.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2024
Cotten gives a gloriously moving and humane performance as the motorcar manufacturer seen by George as an unwanted interloper.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
Comedian and host Conan O’Brien was named the newest recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy on Thursday.
O’Brien, 61, has carved out an improbable decades-long career arc, moving from goofy television interloper to comedic elder statesman.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Interloper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interloper. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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