interloper

Meanings

Noun

someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.
An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.

Origin / Etymology

1590s, from inter- + loper (“runner, rover”), as in landloper (“vagrant”) (from lope (“to leap, to jump”) (originally dialectal)). Originally spelt enterloper and used in specific sense “unauthorized trader trespassing on privileges of chartered companies”, later general sense of “self-interested intruder” from 1630s.

Synonyms

intruder, trespasser

Scrabble Score: 12

interloper is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
interloper is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
interloper is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

interloper is a valid Words With Friends word