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Interloper

Noun CEFR B2
ˌɪntəˈləʊ̯pə

Definitions

  1. One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.
  2. An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.

Equivalents

9 more languages
العربيةالمتطفّل
Íslenskaboðflenna
Italianointruso
日本語闖入者
Македонскинатрапник
Nederlandsindringer

Examples

“They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave⟳.”
“In a button-up plaid shirt with an unwieldly suitcase, he is an interloper from another world – one whose first social faux pas is to make⟳ his way slowly through the various gates and arrive⟳ at the imposing front door on foot, rather than wait⟳ to be picked up from the train⟳ station by a servant.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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