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interlope

verb

in·​ter·​lope ˌin-tər-ˈlōp How to pronounce interlope (audio)
ˈin-tər-ˌlōp
interloped; interloping

intransitive verb

1
: to encroach on the rights (as in trade) of others
2

Example Sentences

regarded the new couple as a pair of interloping parvenus who were sure to upset the town's social hierarchy
Recent Examples on the Web Corinne always unrolls her mat in the back corner, tries not to interlope. Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021 Even my mother, an expert in detecting interloping odors, couldn’t catch anything. Luke Winkie, Vox, 5 Aug. 2019 And so Beyonce wanting to be in that just seemed like interloping. Joy-ann Reid, Cosmopolitan, 13 Feb. 2018 Europeans are taught a history of migration from birth, of Greeks and Romans spreading over Europe, conquering lands, and interloping afar. Adam Rutherford, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

probably back-formation from interloper, from inter- + -loper (akin to Middle Dutch lopen to run, Old English hlēapan to leap) — more at leap

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of interlope was in 1615
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