interloper

FREQ #49988

n. 闯入者, 好事者, 无执照营业者 [经] 无执照营业者, 私商

发音

UK /ˌɪntəˈləʊ̯pə/
其它
CA /ˌɪntɚˈloʊ̯pɚ/
US /ˌɪntɚˈloʊ̯pɚ/
AU /ˌɪntəˈlæɔ̯pə/

词形变化

interlopers 复数 interlopers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.

    They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.

  2. 2.

    An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.

    废旧

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

intruder trespasser

上位词 2

entrant persona non grata

下位词 10

stranger alien unknown sneak stalker pusher invader prowler thruster boarder

词源

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.

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