interlope

verb in·ter·lope \ ˌin-tər-ˈlōp , ˈin-tər-ˌlōp \

Examples: interlope in a Sentence

Definition of interlope

interloped; interloping

intransitive verb

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

2 : intrude, interfere

Examples of interlope in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of interlope from the Web

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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Origin and Etymology of interlope

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

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First Known Use: 1615

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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