Interloper vs Infringe - What's the difference?
interloper | infringe |
(obsolete) An unlicensed or illegitimate trader.
One who interferes, intrudes or gets involved where not welcome, particularly a self-interested intruder.
Break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.
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As a noun interloper
is an unlicensed or illegitimate trader.As a verb infringe is
break or violate a treaty, a law, a right etc.interloper
English
Noun
(en noun)- They disliked the interloper , and forced him to leave.
See also
* gatecrasher, peeping tom, persona non grata, encroacher, backseat driver, kibitzer, meddler, nosy parker, marplot, buttinsky, busybodyReferences
External links
*infringe
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Alternative forms
* enfringeVerb
(en-verb)Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.}}