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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Eindringling

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈaɪnˌdʁɪŋlɪŋ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gatecrasher/ˈɡeɪtˌkræʃ.ər/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Security warf den unerwünschten Eindringling hinaus."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who attends a social event, party, or public entertainment without an invitation or without paying for admission.

    "Security guards quickly spotted the gatecrasher trying to sneak into the VIP lounge."
  2. 2

    Someone who enters a place or joins an activity covertly or without authorization.

    "The conference was plagued by gatecrashers attempting to attend the keynote speech without registering."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'gate' (referring to a barrier or entrance) and 'crasher' (one who forces their way in). The term emerged in early 20th-century American English to describe uninvited guests who gained entry to parties, dances, or sporting events without paying admission or receiving an invitation.

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