interlope

verb

in·ter·lope | \ ˌin-tər-ˈlōp

, ˈin-tər-ˌlōp\

interloped; interloping

Definition of interlope

intransitive verb

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

2 : intrude, interfere

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regarded the new couple as a pair of interloping parvenus who were sure to upset the town's social hierarchy

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And so Beyonce wanting to be in that just seemed like interloping. — Joy-ann Reid, Cosmopolitan, "The Power in Being an Angry Black Woman," 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, "A New History of the First Peoples in the Americas," 3 Oct. 2017

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