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interlope

[ in-ter-lohp, in-ter-lohp ]

verb (used without object)

, in·ter·loped, in·ter·lop·ing.
  1. to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.

    Synonyms: encroach, poach, trespass

  2. to thrust oneself into the affairs of others.

    Synonyms: meddle



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Other Words From

  • inter·loper noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interlope1

1595–1605; probably back formation from interloper, equivalent to inter- + -loper ( landloper )
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Example Sentences

Sophisticated, experienced firms like Boston Beer Company hardly know what to do about the now-struggling hard-seltzer market, but Happy Dad and its interloping founders are thriving.

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Was I having so much trouble dating women because I was just a run-of-the-mill straight interloping fraud, and the real queer community could tell?

The first main belt comet was discovered in 1996, but “you can always explain one weirdo,” Dr. Snodgrass said, suggesting that the belt could have captured an interloping comet.

He’s had it for more than 50 years and once used a baseball bat to knock out the windows of an interloping car.

The independence of the Amazon Labor Union also appeared to undermine Amazon’s anti-union talking points, which cast the union as an interloping “third party.”

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