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How to use interloper in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Interloper means one who interferes, intrudes, or gets involved where not welcome; particularly, a self-interested intruder. Example: “They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.”

Examples of interloper by meaning

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

  • They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.

More sentences with interloper

  • He drew himself to his full height and glowered at the interloper.From the entry draw
  • Or be found out, collared by the house detective as an interloper unworthy of the surroundings.2005 April 24, Denis Horgan, “The scene of the South”, in Spartanburg Herald-Journal, US, retrieved 06 Feb 2010. From the entry house detective
  • The way you talk now, Richard, apeth the voice of the interloper.2000, Richard J Carr, Wyndedanse: A Royal Chronicle of 17th Century Siam, Xlibris Corporation, page 187. From the entry apeth
  • Such interlopers are known as exotics, adventives, or aliens, all terms that may be considered synonymous with "nasty.1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry adventive
  • Are the occupants of the train of such exalted main-line status that suburban interlopers are personae non gratae?1956 April, K. H. Rudolph, “Fun with "Bradshaw"”, in Railway Magazine, page 253. From the entry boarder
  • Perfect systems resist inversion through ignorance while imperfect systems are based on the belief that compromisation is beyond the economic means of any interloper.1988, Luke J. O'Connor, Jennifer Seberry, Public key cryptography: cryptographic significance of the knapsack problem : plus exercises and…. From the entry compromisation
  • Videos of Willow Ptarmigans accosting human interlopers have circulated online for years, but recently the popularity of such clips has skyrocketed, elevating the bird to meme status.[2025 April 11, Alex Tey, “This Grouse Is Going Viral: Meet the Willow Ptarmigan, AKA the ‘Awebo’ Bird”, in Audubon Magazine, Audubon…. From the entry awebo
  • But the willowy, elegant interloper—who was trendily Afrimerican to boot, which seemed to a liberal New York family like cheating—was stricken with dementia in her late fifties.2016, Lionel Shriver, The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047. From the entry Afrimerican
  • Eric Chatonier, goes with him to his home in New Orleans, where she is made to feel an interloper and an adventureress by the strange members of his family.1947, Dorothy E. Cook, Estelle A. Fidell, editors, Fiction Catalog: 1942-1946 Supplement to the 1941 Edition: A Subject, Author and Title…. From the entry adventureress
  • "And it always seems to me," he went on ruminatingly, "that, after all we are nothing better than interlopers on the earth, disfiguring and staining wherever we go.1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt. From the entry ruminatingly
  • It was the surprise of her life (if I said "disappointment" you'd think me catty) when Mark married me, and she didn't set out to be pleasant to the interloper.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries. From the entry catty

Meaning of interloper

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

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Questions about interloper in a sentence

How do you use interloper in a sentence?
Interloper is used as a noun. For example: “They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.”
What is a short sentence with interloper?
“They disliked the interloper, and forced him to leave.”
What does interloper mean?
Interloper means one who interferes, intrudes, or gets involved where not welcome; particularly, a self-interested intruder.

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