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interloper

[in-ter-loh-per] / ˈɪn tərˌloʊ pər /


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In another cast, opposite the less effective Isaac Hernández, Léa Fleytoux played the ballet’s jaunty interloper with insouciance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

From its display case in the museum’s “Stories from Mesoamerica” hall, the iridescent plumage shimmers like a rainbow encased in glass, a tropical interloper to these northern climes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 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

I know what's behind this door, or I think I do, at least, but I still feel like an interloper.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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