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   in·ter·lop·er

   /ˈin(t)ərˌlōpər/

   noun

   • 1. a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong: "Japanese consumers have in the past been unreceptive to foreign interlopers in the cell phone market"

   Word Origin late 16th century (denoting an unauthorized trader trespassing on the rights of a trade monopoly): from inter- ‘amid’ + -loper as in archaic landloper ‘vagabond’ (from Middle Dutch landlooper).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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