What does the word Interloper mean?

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Interloper is the name of a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a member of the Eternals who also joined the New Defenders.
In e-commerce interloper means one that interferes with (encroaches on) the session during which business transaction data (e.g. credit card information sent from consumer computer to a merchant computer) is interchanged over the Internet. Such information, however, can be protected using encryption and Secure Sockets Layer technologies. This definition is based on Abdel-Hameed Nawar (2005) E-Commerce, Lecture Notes
In finance an interloper is a company that swoops in with a higher bid for an acquisition once a bid has already been made on a company. This definition is based on Rachel Weingrad (2005) JD Moore's JP Morgan Valuation Workshop, Lecture Notes
Interloper is a level in the computer game, Half-Life. It is featured before Gordon Freeman's battle against Nihilanth, the final boss of the game.
"Interloper" is used at many summer camps to describe a person who trespasses unlawfully, usually at night.

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Interlopers Definition

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in‧ter‧lope  /ˌɪntərˈloʊp, ˈɪntərˌloʊp/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[in-ter-lohp, in-ter-lohp] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used without object), -loped, -lop‧ing.
1.to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
2.to thrust oneself into the affairs of others.
[Origin: 1595–1605; prob. back formation from interloper, equiv. to inter- + -loper (see landloper)]

—Related forms
in‧ter‧lop‧er, noun

—Synonyms 1. trespass, poach, encroach. 2. meddle.
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in·ter·lop·er (ntr-lpr) Pronunciation Key Audio pronunciation of "Interloper" [P]
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 danger signal” (William K. Stevens).
3. Archaic.
1. One that trespasses on a trade monopoly, as by conducting unauthorized trade in an area designated to a chartered company.
2. A ship or other vessel used in such trade.



[inter- + probably Middle Dutch lper, runner (from lpen, to run).]
inter·lope v.

Word History: The word interloper has its origin in the time when England was embarking on the course that would lead to the British Empire. Interloper, first recorded in connection with the Muscovy Company, the earliest major English trading company (chartered in 1555), was soon being used in regard to the East India Company (chartered in 1600) as well. These companies were established as monopolies, and independent traders called interlopers were not welcome. The term is probably partly derived from Dutch, the language of one of the great trade rivals of the English at that time. The inter- is simply the prefix inter-, which English has borrowed from Latin, meaning “between, among.” The element -loper is probably related to the same element in landloper, “vagabond,” a word adopted from Dutch landloper, with the same sense and composed of land, “land,” and loper, from lo;pen, “to run, leap.” The word interloper, first recorded around 1590, was too useful in a world of busybodies to be restricted to its original specialized sense and came to be used in the extended sense “busybody” in the 17th century.

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Its a person who gets involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or dont belong

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a trader who doesn't have a permission for trading

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intruder, one who is unwelcome

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invader.