Gatecrashers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Uninvited individuals who force their way into social events; People who arrive at a gathering without having received an invitation; Guests who breach the boundaries of an event by attending without permission or notice
2. Persons who attend events without having been invited and enter without permission
3. Individuals who show up at a party or gathering unexpectedly and without official welcome

Etymology: Gatecrashers are the plural of "gatecrasher", a compound of "gate" and "crasher". The "gate" is the literal entrance through which a paying crowd once passed, and a "crasher" is one who crashes, or forces their way into, a place. Put together, the word describes someone who pushes past the point of entry to an event they were never invited to, which is a literal picture of barging through a gate. Because the parts are plain English, the word needs no borrowed or ancient ancestry. Its meaning rests entirely on the image of a person who gets in without going through the proper door.

Synonyms: intruders, trespassers, invaders

Antonyms: invited guests, attendees