interloper | Word of the Day

September 30, 2018 interloper [in-ter-loh-per] noun 1. a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others. 2. a person who intrudes into a region, field, or trade without a proper license. education 5 Language Development Sites Every Student Should Bookmark ways-to-say How To Stop Saying These Annoying Words WORD OF THE DAY interloper continued... QUOTES Caruso is a veteran narrator who has voiced audiobooks for the works of Joan Didion, Louisa May Alcott, and Jonathan Safran Foer—but to me, in the moment, she was instead an interloper. What was she doing here? Who was she to intrude on my literary shiva? -- Arielle Pardes, "Listening Isn't Reading, but Audiobooks Still Resonate," Wired, August 1, 2018 ORIGIN Interloper originally meant "unauthorized trader who trades on his own account and violates the rights or privileges of a trade monopoly." It also has a tricky etymology. Inter-, its first element, is obviously the Latin preposition and prefix meaning "between, among." The problem lies mostly with the second element -loper. Some authorities say that -loper is the same as in landloper "wanderer, vagrant," an English borrowing from Dutch landlooper dating from about 1570. English interloper dates from the end of the 16th century, but a Dutch dictionary (1767) stated that the Dutch word enterlooper, phonetically equivalent to English interloper, is a borrowing from English. It is also difficult to reconcile an English word composed of the Latin prefix with the Dutch noun looper "runner." It is more likely that -lope (and -loper) is a Middle English dialect variant of leap, ultimately from Old Norse hlaupa "to leap, spring, climb." Interloper entered English on the late 16th century; the sense of "meddler" dates from the mid-17th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 5 Ways To Get A Quality Education Without Going Broke We here at Dictionary.com love learning, and we've found five ways of getting some Grade-A knowledge without ending up with a zero in the savings account. 2 Soccer Terms For When The World Cup Is The Only Thing On TV The fact that American English speakers call soccer, well, soccer, may set us apart from the rest of the world, but that doesn't mean we don't have love for the sport played with one's feet. 3 The Power Of Reclaiming Controversial Terms Some words just shouldn't be said. Or should they? 4 The Dictionary Is Political We take a deep dive into the history and meaning of collusion. 5 Dunking, Sequelae, And Other Trending Words This Week A popular donut shop changed its name, and the president threw a press conference. How did this affect word searches on Dictionary.com? Dive into the trending words list to find out! © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy