"encroacher" meaning in All languages combined

See encroacher on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: encroachers [plural]
Etymology: From encroach + -er. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|encroach|er|id2=agent noun}} encroach + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} encroacher (plural encroachers)
  1. One who encroaches.

Inflected forms

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        {
          "word": "gatecrasher"
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        {
          "word": "interloper"
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          "word": "kibitzer"
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        {
          "word": "marplot"
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        {
          "word": "meddler"
        },
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          "word": "nosy parker"
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          "word": "peeping tom"
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          "word": "persona non grata"
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