- interloper
- noun Date: circa 1590 one that interlopes: as a. an illegal or unlicensed trader b. one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
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Interloper — Студийный альбом … Википедия
Interloper — may refer to:* Interloper (chapter), a level in the video game Half Life * Interloper (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe * Interloper Films, a production companyee also* Interlopers … Wikipedia
interloper — [in′tər lō΄pər] n. 〚 INTER + loper < landloper, a vagrant < Du < land,LAND + loper, a runner < lopen, to run: see LEAP〛 … Universalium
Interloper — In ter*lo per (?; 277), n. [Pref. inter + D. looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See {Leap}, and cf. {Elope}.] One who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
interloper — index alien Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
interloper — 1590s, enterloper, unauthorized trader trespassing on privileges of chartered companies, probably a hybrid from INTER (Cf. inter ) between + loper (from landloper vagabond, adventurer, also, according to Johnson, a term of reproach used by seamen … Etymology dictionary
interloper — [n] person who intrudes, meddles alien, busybody, intermeddler, intruder, meddler, obtruder, trespasser, uninvited guest, unwanted visitor; concepts 412,423 … New thesaurus
interloper — ► NOUN ▪ a person who interferes in another s affairs; an intruder. DERIVATIVES interlope verb. ORIGIN from INTER (Cf. ↑inter ) + loper as in archaic landloper «vagabond», from Dutch landlooper … English terms dictionary
interloper — [in′tər lō΄pər] n. [ INTER + loper < landloper, a vagrant < Du < land,LAND + loper, a runner < lopen, to run: see LEAP] 1. Archaic a) an unauthorized trading vessel in areas assigned to monopolies or chartered companies b) any… … English World dictionary
Interloper — L’Interloper est un personnage appartenant à l univers de Marvel Comics. Il a été créé par Peter B. Gillis et Don Perlin, et est apparu pour la première fois dans New Defenders #147 en 1985. Origine L’Interloper est un ermite appartenant à la… … Wikipédia en Français
interloper — in·ter·lop·er (ĭn’tər lō′pər) n. 1) One that interferes with the affairs of others, often for selfish reasons; a meddler. 2) One that intrudes in a place, situation, or activity: » When these interlopers choke out native species, ecologists see a … Word Histories
