Good afternoon! The word of the day is:
- Interloper -
pronounced [in-ter-loh-per]
pronounced [in-ter-loh-per]
noun
Origin
c.1590, "unauthorized trader trespassing on privileges of chartered companies," probably from inter- "between" + -loper, from landloper "vagabond, adventurer" (also "a term of reproach used by seamen of those who pass their lives on shore" [Johnson]), from M.Du. loper "runner, rover," from lopen "to run." General sense of "self-interested intruder" is from 1632.
Synonyms
intruder, trespasser
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/interloper
| 1. | an intruder |
| 2. | a person who introduces himself into professional or social circles where he does not belong |
| 3. | a person who interferes in matters that are not his concern |
| 4. | a person who trades unlawfully |
Origin
c.1590, "unauthorized trader trespassing on privileges of chartered companies," probably from inter- "between" + -loper, from landloper "vagabond, adventurer" (also "a term of reproach used by seamen of those who pass their lives on shore" [Johnson]), from M.Du. loper "runner, rover," from lopen "to run." General sense of "self-interested intruder" is from 1632.
Synonyms
intruder, trespasser
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/interloper
