Interloping

Interloping
Interlope In`ter*lope", v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interloping}.] [See {Interloper}.] To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to intermeddle. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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