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interloper

[in-ter-loh-per] / ˈɪn tərˌloʊ pər /


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Win or lose, streaming’s 900-pound gorilla will have thwarted or at least impeded a carefully laid attack by interloper David Ellison and his billionaire father, Larry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

Gillard and Slavin say they’ve heard from residents there may have been some altercation between the mom and the interloper that sent Hope off the nest and into the wires that night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

The career interloper was on the cusp of becoming the establishment, if he wasn’t already.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

The last time he played Glastonbury, in 2002, he was viewed as an interloper – sitting awkwardly on the bill beside the likes of The White Stripes, Coldplay and Orbital.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

There I was an interloper, wandering in rooms that did not know me, sitting at a desk and in a chair that was not mine.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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