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interloper|ɪntəˈləʊpə(r)|
[See interlope v. F. interlope (in 1723 interlopre) is from English.]
1. a. orig. An unauthorized trader; one who trespasses on the rights or privileges of any trade monopoly (see quot. 1896); † a ship engaged in unauthorized trading (obs.).
c1590H. Lane in Hakl. Voy. (1599) I. 375 From those parts the Muscouites were furnished out of Dutchland by enterlopers with all arts and artificers, and had few or none by vs. 1603–27Horsey Trav. etc. (Hakl. Soc.) 290 All interloperes and straglyng Englishemene lyving in that contrey weare gathered togather and appoynted to be transported. a1615Donne Ess. (1651) 66 Such..who are but Interlopers, not staple Merchants, nor of the Company. 1627Minsheu Duct. Ling. (ed. 2), Interlopers in trade. 1658Phillips, Interlopers, in Common Law, are those that without legal authority, intercept the trade of a company, as it were Interleapers. 1685Luttrell Brief Rel. (1857) I. 326 The judges..gave judgment in the case of the East India Company and the interloper. 1725Brice's Weekly Jrnl. 9 July 1 Three Dutch Vessels, call'd interlopers, were taken in the Sea of Mexico by the Spanish Men of War. 1777Robertson Hist. Amer. (1783) III. 327 To station ships..upon the coasts of those provinces to which interlopers most frequently resorted. 1896W. A. S. Hewins in Dict. Pol. Econ. II. 436/2 Interlopers were persons who, not being members of the companies chartered by the crown, nor having a license from them, traded on their own account to the countries to which the companies had the sole trade.
b. transf. One who, esp. for his own profit, thrusts himself into any position or affair, which others consider as pertaining solely to themselves.
(Quot. 1632 is intermediate in sense between a. and b.)
1632New Hampshire Prov. Papers (1867) I. 49 The sayed Hollanders as interlopers fell into the middle, betwixt the sayed plantations. 1642Howell For. Trav. viii. (Arb.) 44 In the Court of Spain there are likewise such Interlopers, and I have known divers Dutch Gentlemen grosly guld by this cheat. 1655Sir E. Nicholas in N. Papers (Camden) II. 162 Y⊇ Queene must necessarily be offended for any man to be an interloper, and to meddle with thinges which belonged not to them and thereby to crosse her designes. 1816Scott Antiq. i, The coach was calculated to carry six regular passengers, besides such interlopers as the coachman could pick up by the way. 1884Law Times Rep. LI. 747/1 He was a mere interloper, and we were entitled to use force to keep him out of our premises.
†2. An intercepter (of something). Obs. rare—1.
1670Milton Hist. Eng. v. Edgar, The King..resolv'd not only to recover his intercepted right, but to punish the interloper of his destind spouse. |