interlopes
Meddles without permission
Interlopes means intrudes or trespasses where one has no right to be, especially in trade or business dealings.
Someone who interlopes encroaches on another's territory or market without authorization: The company interlopes on competitors' contracts whenever it can.
The word carries connotations of unwelcome interference or meddling in others' affairs.
Seeking higher status
- upstartArrogant recent success
- parvenuGraceless new-money type
- arrivisteAmbitious social newcomer
- outsiderOne excluded from group
gatecrasher · uninvited guest · usurper · pretender · impostor · Johnny-come-lately · climber · status-seeking
Unlawful entries onto property
- encroachesGradually intrudes on boundaries
- invadesEnters by force
- intrudesEnters uninvited
- interferesMeddles in others' affairs
meddles · butts in · barges in · crashes · gate-crashes · imposes · insinuates · infiltrates
Illegally transports hidden goods
- trafficsTrades, often unlawfully
- poachesCooks in liquid below boiling
- bootlegsIllegal copies or goods
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
unlicensed · piracy · undercutting · gray market · colonial trade · East India Company
social climbing
Seeking higher status
outsider · gatecrasher · uninvited guest · usurper · pretender · impostor · Johnny-come-lately · climber · status-seeking
trespasses
Unlawful entries onto property
- encroachesGradually intrudes on boundaries
- invadesEnters by force
- intrudesEnters uninvited
interferes · meddles · butts in · barges in · crashes · gate-crashes · imposes · insinuates · infiltrates · inserts
smuggles
Illegally transports hidden goods
contraband · unlicensed · piracy · undercutting · gray market · colonial trade · East India Company