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interloping

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An act of intrusion or encroachment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There was an interloping on my property.

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noun

Meaning 2

Illegal Indian trade within the area over which the Hudson's Bay Company held a trade monopoly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of interlope

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

Noun form of the word interloper (see that etymology for more), + -ing.