Interloper and Spy

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Interloper noun – A person who meddles in the affairs of others.

Usage example: summer residents were regarded as interlopers who had no deep commitment to the town's welfare

Spy and interloper are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spy" instead a noun "Interloper".

Nearby Word: interloping

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Spy noun – A person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country.

Interloper and spy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Interloper" instead a noun "Spy".

Nearby Word: spying

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new interloper

new spy

Ironically, it's an even bigger Violation of Common Sense than the flamethrower: It's the perfect spy-checker since it will definitely kill the interloper, but who goes around smacking his friends with a pressure-trigger grenade?

Source: Violation of Common Sense

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Spy and Interloper. (2016). Retrieved 2022, May 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/interloper/spy

Interloper & Spy. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 May. 2022. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/interloper/spy>.

Spy or Interloper. 2016. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://thesaurus.plus/related/interloper/spy.

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