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单词 interloper
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ter•lop•er /ˈɪntɚˌloʊpɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person who intrudes on the field of interest or business of others.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
interloper /ˈɪntəˌləʊpə/ n
  1. an intruder
  2. a person who introduces himself into professional or social circles where he does not belong
  3. a person who interferes in matters that are not his concern
Etymology: 17th Century: from inter- + loper, from Middle Dutch loopen to leap
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•ter•lope  (in′tər lōp, intər lōp′),USA pronunciation v.i., -loped, -lop•ing. 
  1. to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
  2. to thrust oneself into the affairs of others.
  • probably back formation from interloper, equivalent. to inter- + -loper (see landloper) 1595–1605
inter•lop′er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trespass, poach, encroach.
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged meddle.

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