INTERLOPE


Meaning of INTERLOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌin-tər-ˈlōp, ˈin-tər-ˌ ]

intransitive verb

( -loped ; -lop·ing )

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

Date: 1615

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

2. : intrude , interfere

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.